diff --git a/HelperResources/CommonResources b/HelperResources/CommonResources
index d86b613..eddf74c 100755
--- a/HelperResources/CommonResources
+++ b/HelperResources/CommonResources
@@ -537,16 +537,22 @@ updateActiveFile ()
 	# update the active file if needed
 	# patched files have already incorporated current active file content
 	# 	so nothing diffrerent here
-	doUpdate=false
 	if ! [ -f "$activeFile" ] || ! cmp -s "$sourceFile" "$activeFile" ; then
 		backupActiveFile "$activeFile"
 		cp "$sourceFile" "$activeFile"
+		updateRestartFlags "$activeFile"
+		thisFileUpdated=true
+	fi
+
+	# insure active file has proper permissions
+	if [ -f "$activeFile" ]; then
 		chmod +r "$activeFile"
-		if [[ -x "$activeFile.orig" ]]; then
+		if [[ -x "$activeFile.orig" ]] || [[ -x "$sourceFile" ]] ; then
 			chmod +x "$activeFile"
 		fi
-		updateRestartFlags "$activeFile"
-		thisFileUpdated=true
+	fi
+
+	if $thisFileUpdated; then
 		return 0
 	else
 		return 1
diff --git a/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion b/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion
index 9cf81c1..1416d7e 100644
--- a/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion
+++ b/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v8.8
+v8.9
diff --git a/changes b/changes
index 993ebbf..4c682ed 100644
--- a/changes
+++ b/changes
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v8.9:
+	fixed: further changes for the remote GUI issue
+
 v8.8:
 	fixed: GuiMods web GUI (v1) broken (patched file permissions incorrect)
 
diff --git a/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz b/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz
index c8a25a0..f55c4d1 100644
Binary files a/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz and b/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz differ
diff --git a/venus-data.tgz b/venus-data.tgz
index f7af63f..0541a5c 100644
Binary files a/venus-data.tgz and b/venus-data.tgz differ
diff --git a/version b/version
index 9cf81c1..1416d7e 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v8.8
+v8.9