diff --git a/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script b/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
index e537918..3b907e6 100644
--- a/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
+++ b/META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # Dummy file; update-binary is a shell script (DO NOT CHANGE)
 #
 #
-# AK_BASE_VERSION=20241011
+# AK_BASE_VERSION=20241012
diff --git a/tools/ak3-core.sh b/tools/ak3-core.sh
index 246d2b0..86e997c 100755
--- a/tools/ak3-core.sh
+++ b/tools/ak3-core.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ repack_ramdisk() {
     magiskboot cpio ramdisk-new.cpio test;
     magisk_patched=$?;
   fi;
-  [ $((magisk_patched & 3)) -eq 1 ] && magiskboot cpio ramdisk-new.cpio "extract .backup/.magisk $SPLITIMG/.magisk";
+  [ "$magisk_patched" -eq 1 ] && magiskboot cpio ramdisk-new.cpio "extract .backup/.magisk $SPLITIMG/.magisk";
   if [ "$comp" ]; then
     magiskboot compress=$comp ramdisk-new.cpio;
     if [ $? != 0 ] && $comp --help 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ flash_boot() {
           magiskboot cpio ramdisk.cpio test;
           magisk_patched=$?;
         fi;
-        if [ $((magisk_patched & 3)) -eq 1 ]; then
+        if [ "$magisk_patched" -eq 1 ]; then
           ui_print " " "Magisk detected! Patching kernel so reflashing Magisk is not necessary...";
           comp=$(magiskboot decompress kernel 2>&1 | grep -vE 'raw|zimage' | sed -n 's;.*\[\(.*\)\];\1;p');
           (magiskboot split $kernel || magiskboot decompress $kernel kernel) 2>/dev/null;