diff --git a/rc_shared.sh b/rc_shared.sh
index 216eea5..cabe9a3 100644
--- a/rc_shared.sh
+++ b/rc_shared.sh
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ project="$HOME/.env-shared"
 function update-shared2 {
 	if [[ -d $project ]]; then
   		log "`date` - Updating '$project'.\n"
-   	cd "$project"
-		git switch "$branch"
-		git pull --recurse-submodules
+		git -C "$project" switch "$branch"
+		git -C "$project" pull --recurse-submodules || \
+				( echo "Failed to pull project, exiting." && return 1 )
 	else
   		log "`date` - Downloading '$project'.\n"
 		git clone https://git.hyperling.com/me/env-shared \
-				$project --branch=$branch
+				"$project" --branch=$branch
 	fi
 
 	local_bin="$HOME/bin"
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ function update-shared2 {
 alias shared-update2="update-shared2"
 alias reload-shared2="update-shared2"
 alias shared-reload2="update-shared2"
-( if [[ -d $project ]]; then
-	git -C $project fetch >/dev/null 2>&1 && git -C $project status | grep "is behind" \
+( if [[ -d "$project" ]]; then
+	git -C "$project" fetch >/dev/null 2>&1 && git -C "$project" status | grep "is behind" \
 	| while read status; do
 		log "\n\n`date` - Updates to env-shared are available via 'update-shared2'."
 		log "   '$status'"