diff --git a/install b/install
index 86e7251a959f166aa3485d1e868213b213e62598..cda09e31de1ddb2218ec61d6dc891f2905046087 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ source script/pre_req
 source script/remove_old
 source script/set_mpi
 source script/conf_PETSC
-
+source script/update_openfpm
+source script/upgrade_openfpm
 
 ## Check that your home is not empty
 
@@ -16,8 +17,6 @@ if [ x"$HOME" == x"" ]; then
 	 exit 1
 fi
 
-##
-
 install_req=1
 i_dir=" "
 sq=0
@@ -63,6 +62,11 @@ while getopts :di:smhc:nu FLAG; do
 	esac
 done
 
+### Configure options
+
+i_dir_old=$i_dir
+configure_options_old=$configure_options
+
 discover_os
 
 ## Remove old dependencies and installations
@@ -84,10 +88,12 @@ fi
 
 if [ $update_openfpm -eq 1 ]; then
 	update_openfpm
+	exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ $upgrade_openfpm -eq 1 ]; then
 	upgrade_openfpm
+	exit 0
 fi
 
 ## clone the dependencies
@@ -496,6 +502,11 @@ echo ""
 echo ""
 if [ $conf_err -eq 0  ]; then
   echo -e "Install summary\033[92;5;1m SUCCEED \033[0m"
+  
+  ## Save dependencies dir and foward options
+  echo "$i_dir_old" > dependencies_dir
+  echo "$configure_options_old" > foward_options
+
 else
   echo -e "Install summary\033[91;5;1m FAILED \033[0m"
 fi
diff --git a/script/help b/script/help
index f277f40b916def5e8b6a3a876200ea01bf8852e5..0fa98a16d7f0b7cea927634cbb88bf596e4ded21 100755
--- a/script/help
+++ b/script/help
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ function HELP {
   echo -e \\n"\033[1mHelp documentation for install\033[0m"\\n
   echo -e "Basic usage: install [options]"\\n
   echo -e " \033[1mOptions:\033[0m"
+  echo -e "    \033[1;34m-n\033[0m upgrade openfpm, it upgrades openfpm to the new version"
+  echo -e "    \033[1;34m-u\033[0m update openfpm, it updates the current openfpm release with the latest bug fixes"
   echo -e "    \033[1;34m-i\033[0m directory Set the directory where to install the required dependencies"
   echo -e "    \033[1;34m-d\033[0m disable installation of requirements"
   echo -e "    \033[1;34m-s\033[0m skip user input"
diff --git a/script/update_openfpm b/script/update_openfpm
index c7427d059fe8ae60456018b5a3f893dd332d267e..db7a6c571c5b171744e8c3e5fa06bfefc3491f62 100755
--- a/script/update_openfpm
+++ b/script/update_openfpm
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ function update_openfpm()
 
   url_update=$(cat update)
   echo "Checking for update from $url_update"
-  branch=$(wget $url_update)
+  rm tmp_brc
+  wget -O tmp_brc $url_update
+  branch=$(cat tmp_brc)
+  echo "Update branch $branch"
   if [ x"$branch" == x"" ]; then
     echo -e "\033[1m There are no-updates \033[0m"
     return
   fi
 
-  actual_branch=git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2
+  actual_branch=$(git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2)
 
   if [ x"$branch" == x"actual_branch" ]; then
 
diff --git a/update b/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c2f6a8c22a0d146fe12e7b87f929d1f46ffbab11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+http://openfpm.mpi-cbg.de/upload/update_0.8
diff --git a/upgrade b/upgrade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5674d18a3accad269d3fae22b3247edca6ef7d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upgrade
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ openfpm.mpi-cbg.de/upload/update_0.8