diff --git a/updateTest.bash b/updateTest.bash
index 84b41914..7b3304f0 100755
--- a/updateTest.bash
+++ b/updateTest.bash
@@ -1,17 +1,55 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export DISPLAY=:1
-
+[ ! -z "$DEBUG" ] && set -x
+IP="192.168.95.239"
 HL="/home/lanforge"
 HLD="${HL}/Documents"
 scripts="${HLD}/lanforge-scripts"
+verNum="5.4.3"
 GUILog="/home/lanforge/Documents/GUILog.txt"
 GUIUpdate="/home/lanforge/Documents/GUIUpdateLog.txt"
 CTLGUI="/home/lanforge/Documents/connectTestGUILog.txt"
 CTLH="/home/lanforge/Documents/connectTestHLog.txt"
-verNum="5.4.3"
 GUIDIR="${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}"
 ST="/tmp/summary.txt"
-IP="192.168.95.239"
+DM_FLAG="${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}/DAEMON_MODE"
+output=/tmp/gui_update_test
+
+function start_gui() {
+   daemon_mode=""
+   [ -f $GUIDIR/DAEMON_MODE ] && daemon_mode="-daemon"
+   ( cd $GUIDIR; nohup env RESTARTS=999999 ./lfclient.bash $daemon_mode -s localhost &> $GUILog & )
+   connect_fail=0
+   wait_8080 || connect_fail=1
+
+   if [[ $connect_fail = 1 ]]; then
+     echo "" > $output
+     [ -s $GUIUpdate ] && cat $GUIUpdate >> $output
+     cat $GUILog >> $output
+     mail -s 'GUI connect failure' "test.notice@candelatech.com" < $output
+     exit 1
+   fi
+}
+
+function wait_8080() {
+   set +x
+   local connected=0
+   local limit_sec=30
+   echo "Testing for 8080 connection "
+   while (( connected == 0 )); do
+      (( limit_sec <= 0)) && break
+      curl -so /dev/null http://localhost:8080/ && connected=1
+      (( connected >= 1 )) && break;
+      limit_sec=$(( limit_sec - 1 ))
+      echo -n "."
+      sleep 1
+   done
+   if [[ $connected = 0 ]]; then
+      echo "Unable to connect, bye"
+      return 1
+   fi
+   [ ! -z "$DEBUG" ] && set -x
+}
 
 if [ -f ${GUIDIR}/down-check ]; then 
    numFound=`find ${GUIDIR} -name down-check -mmin +59 | grep -c down-check`
@@ -35,44 +73,66 @@ if [ -f ${GUIDIR}/down-check ]; then
    fi
 fi
 
-rm -f /tmp/*.txt
-rm -f $GUILog $GUIUpdate $CTLGUI $CTLH $ST
+sudo rm -f /tmp/*.txt
+sudo rm -f $GUILog $GUIUpdate $CTLGUI $CTLH $ST
 
 touch "${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}/NO_AUTOSTART"
 pgrep java &>/dev/null && killall -9 java
-python3 ${scripts}/auto-install-gui.py --versionNumber $verNum &> $GUIUpdate
+touch $GUIUpdate
+if [ ! -z "SKIP_INSTALL" ] && [ x$SKIP_INSTALL = x1 ]; then
+   echo "skipping installation"
+   sleep 4
+else
+   echo "doing installation"
+   sleep 4
+   python3 ${scripts}/auto-install-gui.py --versionNumber $verNum &> $GUIUpdate
+   [ -s $GUIUpdate ] && grep -q "Current GUI version up to date" $GUIUpdate && exit
+   echo "===============================================" > $ST
+   head $GUILog >> $ST
+   echo "===============================================" >> $ST
+   [ -s $GUIUpdate ] && head $GUIUpdate >> $ST
+   if grep -q -i "fail" $GUIUpdate; then
+     cat $ST | mail -s 'GUI Update Test Failure' -a $GUILog -a $GUIUpdate "test.notice@candelatech.com"
+     exit 1
+   fi
+fi
 sleep 1
 rm -f "${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}/NO_AUTOSTART"
-( cd $GUIDIR; nohup env RESTARTS=999999 ./lfclient.bash -s localhost &> $GUILog & )
-sleep 10
-grep -q "Current GUI version up to date" $GUIUpdate && exit
-echo "===============================================" > $ST
-head $GUILog >> $ST
-echo "===============================================" >> $ST
-head $GUIUpdate >> $ST
-if grep -q -i "fail" $GUIUpdate; then
-  cat $ST | mail -s 'GUI Update Test Failure' -a $GUILog -a $GUIUpdate "test.notice@candelatech.com"
-fi
 
-#pgrep java &>/dev/null && killall -9 java
-#( cd $GUIDIR; nohup env RESTARTS=999999 ./lfclient.bash -s localhost &> $GUILog & )
+start_gui
 python3 ${scripts}/connectTest.py &> $CTLGUI
+pgrep java &>/dev/null && killall -9 java
+sleep 1
 
+#-daemon
 touch "${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}/DAEMON_MODE"
-
-pgrep java &>/dev/null && killall -9 java
-sleep 10
-
+start_gui
 python3 ${scripts}/connectTest.py &> $CTLH
 
-rm "${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}/DAEMON_MODE"
-pgrep java &>/dev/null && killall -9 java
-
 echo "===============================================" >> $ST
 head $CTLGUI >> $ST
 echo "===============================================" >> $ST
 head $CTLH >> $ST
 echo "===============================================" >> $ST
+rm -f "${HL}/LANforgeGUI_${verNum}/DAEMON_MODE"
+pgrep java &>/dev/null && killall -9 java
+start_gui
+connect_fail=0
+wait_8080 || connect_fail=1
 
-cat $ST | mail -s 'GUI Update Test' -a $GUILog -a $GUIUpdate -a $CTLGUI -a $CTLH  "test.notice@candelatech.com"
+cat $ST > $output
+echo "===============================================" >> $output
+[ -s $GUILog ] && cat $GUILog >> $output
+echo "===============================================" >> $output
+[ -s $GUIUpdate ] && cat $GUIUpdate >> $output
+echo "===============================================" >> $output
+[ -s $CTLGUI ] && cat $CTLGUI >> $output
+echo "===============================================" >> $output
+[ -s $CTLH ] && cat $CTLH >> $output
+echo "===============================================" >> $output
+echo -e "--\n.\n" >> $output
 
+mail -s 'GUI Update Test' "test.notice@candelatech.com" < $output
+
+#cat $ST | mail -s 'GUI Update Test' -a $GUILog -a $GUIUpdate -a $CTLGUI -a $CTLH  "test.notice@candelatech.com"
+#eof