diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 459e089..9dfa7ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## CHANGELOG:
+* v2.5a - Fixed issue with [: ==: unary operator expected errors
 * v2.6 - Added Blackarch Linux support 
 * v2.6 - Added $BROWSER variable to set default browser
 * v2.5g - Updated README with update command
diff --git a/sniper b/sniper
index f60efb8..6861c69 100755
--- a/sniper
+++ b/sniper
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ GOOHAK="1"
 # DEFAULT IS "1" (ENABLED)
 ENABLE_AUTO_UPDATES="1"
 
-# CHECK IF DISTRO IS BLACKARCH
+# CHECK DISTRO TYPE
+DISTRO=$(cat /etc/*-release | grep DISTRIB_ID= | cut -d'=' -f2)
+
+# CHECK FOR BLACKARCH LINUX
 if grep -q BlackArch /etc/issue; then
   DISTRO='blackarch'
   echo "Detected BlackArch GNU/Linux"