diff --git a/src/gam-install.sh b/src/gam-install.sh
index c048fd39..21c88261 100755
--- a/src/gam-install.sh
+++ b/src/gam-install.sh
@@ -120,23 +120,23 @@ else
   curl_opts=( "$GHCLIENT" )
 fi
 echo_yellow "Checking GitHub URL $release_url for $gamversion GAM release ($check_type)..."
-release_response=$(curl \
+release_json=$(curl \
 	--silent \
 	"${curl_opts[@]}" \
 	-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
 	-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
 	"$release_url" \
-        -w "%{http_code}" \
+     #   -w "%{http_code}" \
 	2>&1 /dev/null)
 
-response_status="${release_response: -3}"
-release_json="${release_response:0:-4}"
-if [ "$response_status" != "200" ]; then
-  echo_red "ERROR when retrieving ${release_url}:\n\n${release_json}"
-  exit
-else
-  echo_green "done"
-fi
+#response_status="${release_response: -3}"
+#release_json="${release_response:0:-4}"
+#if [ "$response_status" != "200" ]; then
+#  echo_red "ERROR when retrieving ${release_url}:\n\n${release_json}"
+#  exit
+#else
+#  echo_green "done"
+#fi
 
 echo_yellow "Getting file and download URL..."
 # Python is sadly the nearest to universal way to safely handle JSON with Bash