diff --git a/application/controllers/Debug.php b/application/controllers/Debug.php
index c3afa7b6b..ac7fa568a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Debug.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Debug.php
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ class Debug extends CI_Controller
 	public function selfupdate() { 
 		if (file_exists('.git')) {
 			try {
-				$st=exec('touch ./.maintenance');
+				$st=exec('touch '.realpath(APPPATH.'../').'/.maintenance');
 				$st=exec('git stash push --include-untracked');
-				$st=exec('git pull --rebase');
+				$st=exec('git pull');
 				$st=exec('git stash pop');
-				$st=exec('rm ./.maintenance');
+				$st=exec('rm '.realpath(APPPATH.'../').'/.maintenance');
                		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/application/views/debug/index.php b/application/views/debug/index.php
index 8be457921..9262228cb 100644
--- a/application/views/debug/index.php
+++ b/application/views/debug/index.php
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
                     </table>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <?php if (file_exists('.git')) { ?>
+            <?php if (file_exists(realpath(APPPATH.'../').'/.git')) { ?>
                 <?php
                 //Below is a failsafe where git commands fail
                 try {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
                         $commitDate = trim(exec('git log --pretty="%ci" -n1 HEAD'));
                         $line = trim(exec('git log -n 1 --pretty=%D HEAD'));
                         $pieces = explode(', ', $line);
-                        $lastFetch = trim(exec('stat -c %Y .git/FETCH_HEAD'));
+                        $lastFetch = trim(exec('stat -c %Y '.realpath(APPPATH.'../').'/.git/FETCH_HEAD'));
                         //Below is a failsafe for systems without the stat command
                         try {
                             $dt = new DateTime("@$lastFetch");