diff --git a/scripts/daily-routine.sh b/scripts/daily-routine.sh
index f221d4f..7ca09a6 100755
--- a/scripts/daily-routine.sh
+++ b/scripts/daily-routine.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ else
   echo "  fail2ban: not running" | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"
 fi
 echo "  Recent sudo:" | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"
-sudo last -5 2>/dev/null | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG" || echo "  unable to query" | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"
+sudo last -5 2>/dev/null | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG" || true
 
 # Phase 3: Backup verification
 echo "[Phase 3/6] Backup verification..." | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fi
 # Phase 4: Update check
 echo "[Phase 4/6] Checking for updates..." | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"
 if command -v checkupdates &> /dev/null; then
-  UPDATES=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+  UPDATES=$(set +o pipefail; checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
   echo "  ${UPDATES} package(s) pending" | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"
 elif command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
   echo "  Run: pacman -Syu" | tee -a "$LOCAL_LOG"