diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b4d660e..04717cf 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ install_update()
     RET=$?
     if [[ $RET == 85 ]]; then
         fmt_note "dfs updated. re-running install.sh ..."
-        "${DOTFILES}/install.sh" "$@" && exit
+        "${DOTFILES}/install.sh" "${ORIGIN_ARGS[@]}" && exit
     elif [[ $RET != 0 ]]; then
         fmt_fatal "update.sh failed with exit code $RET"
     fi
diff --git a/tools/common.sh b/tools/common.sh
index 2a163b5..d2253dd 100755
--- a/tools/common.sh
+++ b/tools/common.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" != "${0}" ]]; then
     done
     set -- "${ORIGIN_ARGS[@]}"
     unset ARG
-    unset ORIGIN_ARGS
+    # outputs: GOT_OPTS and ORIGIN_ARGS
 fi
 
 # Color settings