diff --git a/bin/fetchruntime.cmd b/bin/fetchruntime.cmd
index 7f5266db..8dbde830 100644
--- a/bin/fetchruntime.cmd
+++ b/bin/fetchruntime.cmd
@@ -681,11 +681,11 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux"* ]]; then
     if [[ "$arch" == "x86_64"* ]]; then
         url="${url_kitbase}/linux-x86_64/tclkit-902-Linux64-intel-dyn"
         output="../src/runtime/tclkit-902-Linux64-intel-dyn"
-        $runtime_available=1
+        runtime_available=1
     elif [[ "$arch" == "arm"* ]]; then
         url="${url_kitbase}/linux-x86_64/tclkit-902-Linux64-arm-dyn"
         output="../src/runtime/tclkit-902-Linux64-arm-dyn"
-        $runtime_available=1
+        runtime_available=1
     fi
     if [[ "$runtime_available" -eq 1 ]]; then
         echo "Please ensure libxFt.so.2 is available"
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     #assumed to be Mach-O 'universal binaries' for both x86-64 and arm? - REVIEW
     url="${url_kitbase}/macosx/tclkit-902-Darwin64-dyn"
     output="../src/runtime/tclkit-902-Darwin64-dyn"
-    $runtime_available=1
+    runtime_available=1
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "freebsd"* ]]; then
     os="freebsd"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "dragonflybsd"* ]]; then
diff --git a/getpunk.cmd b/getpunk.cmd
index 18708078..4a0bfc1e 100644
--- a/getpunk.cmd
+++ b/getpunk.cmd
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ fi
 #<shell-payload>
 
 
-git_upstream="https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell"
+git_upstream="https://gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell.git"
 #review - how can we test if another url such as ssh://git@pcm-gitea1.corp.intx.com.au:2222/jn/punkshell is actually the same repo, without cloning and comparing files/history?
 
 if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ if ($matches.count) {
 #check if git available
 #if not, check/install winget, winget git
 
-$git_upstream   = "https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell"
+$git_upstream   = "https://gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell.git"
 $launchdir      = Get-Location #store original CWD
 $scriptfolder   = Resolve-Path (Split-Path -Path $PSCommandPath -Parent)
 $punkfolder = ""
diff --git a/src/scriptapps/fetchruntime.bash b/src/scriptapps/fetchruntime.bash
index 774e7f67..10a2b36d 100644
--- a/src/scriptapps/fetchruntime.bash
+++ b/src/scriptapps/fetchruntime.bash
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux"* ]]; then
     if [[ "$arch" == "x86_64"* ]]; then
         url="${url_kitbase}/linux-x86_64/tclkit-902-Linux64-intel-dyn"
         output="../src/runtime/tclkit-902-Linux64-intel-dyn"
-        $runtime_available=1
+        runtime_available=1
     elif [[ "$arch" == "arm"* ]]; then
         url="${url_kitbase}/linux-x86_64/tclkit-902-Linux64-arm-dyn"
         output="../src/runtime/tclkit-902-Linux64-arm-dyn"
-        $runtime_available=1
+        runtime_available=1
     fi
     if [[ "$runtime_available" -eq 1 ]]; then
         echo "Please ensure libxFt.so.2 is available"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     #assumed to be Mach-O 'universal binaries' for both x86-64 and arm? - REVIEW
     url="${url_kitbase}/macosx/tclkit-902-Darwin64-dyn"
     output="../src/runtime/tclkit-902-Darwin64-dyn"
-    $runtime_available=1
+    runtime_available=1
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "freebsd"* ]]; then
     os="freebsd"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "dragonflybsd"* ]]; then
diff --git a/src/scriptapps/getpunk.bash b/src/scriptapps/getpunk.bash
index da32946c..a9a33f65 100644
--- a/src/scriptapps/getpunk.bash
+++ b/src/scriptapps/getpunk.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-git_upstream="https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell"
+git_upstream="https://gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell.git"
 #review - how can we test if another url such as ssh://git@pcm-gitea1.corp.intx.com.au:2222/jn/punkshell is actually the same repo, without cloning and comparing files/history?
 
 if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
diff --git a/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1 b/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1
index d01c9091..c3094949 100644
--- a/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1
+++ b/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #check if git available
 #if not, check/install winget, winget git
 
-$git_upstream   = "https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell"
+$git_upstream   = "https://gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell.git"
 $launchdir      = Get-Location #store original CWD
 $scriptfolder   = Resolve-Path (Split-Path -Path $PSCommandPath -Parent)
 $punkfolder = ""