diff --git a/restore.deb.bash b/restore.deb.bash
index e43a381..7383f77 100755
--- a/restore.deb.bash
+++ b/restore.deb.bash
@@ -37,7 +37,16 @@ function restore_config() {
   if [ -f ./exclusions ]; then
   exclusions # this runs exclusions
   fi
+  # Novel idea but not good for errors: apt install -y $(cat $aptpkgfile | awk '{print $1}')
   apt install -y $(cat $aptpkgfile | awk '{print $1}')
+  # check for error
+
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+   cat installed_packages | awk '{print $1}' | while read -r package; do
+    apt install -y $package
+  done 
+  fi
+  
   # we should be set app wise now the configs
   cp -R etc/ /etc 
   cprint 3 "You may want to reboot for changes to take effect"
diff --git a/test.bash b/test.bash
index da3d5e6..a5380e1 100755
--- a/test.bash
+++ b/test.bash
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-source ./os_probe.bash
+aptpkgfile="installed_packages"
 
+apt install -s -y $(cat $aptpkgfile | awk '{print $1}')
+# check for error
 
-if [ "$osp" = "Debian" ]; then
-    echo "Debian"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+   cat installed_packages | awk '{print $1}' | while read -r package; do
+    apt install -q -s -y $package
+done 
 fi
 
-if [ "$osp" = "Arch" ]; then
-    echo "Arch"
-fi
+#cat installed_packages | awk '{print $1}' | while read -r package; do
+#    apt install -q -s -y $package
+#done 
+