diff --git a/app/lib/citadelutils.py b/app/lib/citadelutils.py
index 0d80aff..d383d61 100644
--- a/app/lib/citadelutils.py
+++ b/app/lib/citadelutils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 import re
 
 # Helper functions
-# Return a list of env vars in a string, supports both $NAM§ and ${NAME} format for the env var
+
+
+# Return a list of env vars in a string, supports both $NAME and ${NAME} format for the env var
 # This can potentially be used to get around permissions, so this check is critical for security
 # Please report any security vulnerabilities you find in this check to aaron.dewes@protonmail.com
 def getEnvVars(string: str):
diff --git a/karen b/karen
index 20a0041..669174e 100755
--- a/karen
+++ b/karen
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fswatch -0 --event=PlatformSpecific $signal_dir | while read -d "" event; do
 
     # If the signal starts wih app-, the trigger is "$trigger_dir/app"
     # and the args are the rest of the signal
-    if [[ "$signal" =~ ^app- ]]; then
+    if [[ "$signal" =~ ^app- ]] && [[ "$signal" != "app-update" ]]; then
       trigger="$trigger_dir/app"
       args="${signal#"app-"}"
     fi