diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3d5afb..e2d2be6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,20 +9,7 @@ bash install.sh
 ```
 
 
-
-
-### mini_sendmail
-```
-wget http://www.acme.com/software/mini_sendmail/mini_sendmail-1.3.6.tar.gz
-tar zxvf mini_sendmail-1.3.6.tar.gz
-cd mini_sendmail-1.3.6/
-make
-cp mini_sendmail /usr/local/bin
-gzip mini_sendmail.8
-cp mini_sendmail.8.gz /usr/local/share/man/man8
-```
-
-# configure a minimal smtp server so automated emails (cron etc) can be sent
+### configure a minimal smtp server so automated emails (cron etc) can be sent
 apt -y install exim4-daemon-light mailutils
 sed -i "s|dc_eximconfig_configtype='local'|dc_eximconfig_configtype='internet'|g" /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
 /usr/sbin/update-exim4.conf
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1eb9f23..b665da8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ fi
 
 # check for existing web server software installs
 if [ -d "/etc/apache2/" ] || [ -d "/etc/php/" ] || [ -d "/etc/varnish/" ]; then
+  echo
   echo "WARNING: Apache, Varnish and/or PHP are already installed."
   echo "This installer will overwrite existing configurations."
   echo -e "You have five seconds to execute ctrl-c to cancel this install.\a"
+  echo
   sleep 5
 fi
 
+apt-get update
+
 # install pwgen, used to create random passwords
 apt -y install pwgen
 
@@ -156,7 +160,6 @@ apt -y install php-bz2 php-tcpdf
 cd /usr/local/src
 wget https://files.phpmyadmin.net/phpMyAdmin/5.1.0/phpMyAdmin-5.1.0-all-languages.tar.gz
 tar zxf phpMyAdmin-5.1.0-all-languages.tar.gz
-cd phpMyAdmin-5.1.0-all-languages
 rm -r phpMyAdmin-5.1.0-all-languages/setup/ phpMyAdmin-5.1.0-all-languages/test/
 blowfish_secret=`pwgen 32 -1`
 echo '<?php' > phpMyAdmin-5.1.0-all-languages/config.inc.php