diff --git a/happy_hare/install_ks.sh b/happy_hare/install_ks.sh
index 225646e5a..7876134b7 100755
--- a/happy_hare/install_ks.sh
+++ b/happy_hare/install_ks.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ self_update() {
     export UPDATE_GUARD=YES
     clear
 
+    set +e
+    (set -e
     cd "$SCRIPTPATH"
     BRANCH=$(timeout 3s git branch --show-current)
     [ -z "${BRANCH}" ] && {
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ self_update() {
     }
 
     echo -e "${B_GREEN}Running on '${BRANCH}' branch"
+    echo -e "${B_GREEN}Checking for updates..."
     git fetch --quiet
     git diff --quiet --exit-code "origin/$BRANCH"
     [ $? -eq 1 ] && {
@@ -78,6 +81,13 @@ self_update() {
     }
     GIT_VER=$(git describe --tags)
     echo -e "${B_GREEN}Already at the latest version: ${GIT_VER}"
+    )
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${ERROR}Error updating from github"
+        echo -e "${ERROR}Looks like you might have an old version of git"
+        echo -e "${ERROR}Skipping automatic update..."
+    fi
+    set -e
 }
 
 function nextsuffix {
diff --git a/ks_includes/widgets/prompts.py b/ks_includes/widgets/prompts.py
index c0b799a41..1645a9757 100644
--- a/ks_includes/widgets/prompts.py
+++ b/ks_includes/widgets/prompts.py
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ def decode(self, data):
             self.text = ""
             self.buttons = []
             return
-        elif data.startswith('prompt_text'):
-            self.text = data.replace('prompt_text ', '')
+        elif data.startswith('prompt_text'): # Happy Hare modified to allow multiple text lines (per spec)
+            if not self.text == "":
+                self.text += "\n\n"
+            self.text += data.replace('prompt_text ', '')
             return
         elif data.startswith('prompt_button ') or data.startswith('prompt_footer_button'):
             data = data.replace('prompt_button ', '')