diff --git a/scripts/auto_reboot.sh b/scripts/auto_reboot.sh
index 1698b2cf7..ac8a0cd2f 100644
--- a/scripts/auto_reboot.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto_reboot.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@ source "/home/steam/server/helper_functions.sh"
 
 if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" != true ]; then
     LogWarn "Unable to reboot. RCON is required."
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" ]; then
-    LogError "Unable to auto reboot, AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES is empty."
-    exit 0
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ "${AUTO_REBOOT_EVEN_IF_PLAYERS_ONLINE,,}" != true ]; then
@@ -20,13 +15,18 @@ if [ "${AUTO_REBOOT_EVEN_IF_PLAYERS_ONLINE,,}" != true ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if [[ "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-    for ((i = "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" ; i > 0 ; i--)); do
-        broadcast_command "The Server will reboot in ${i} minutes"
-        sleep "1m"
-    done
-    shutdown_server
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-LogError "Unable to auto reboot, AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES is not an integer: ${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}"
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+countdown_message "${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}" "Server will reboot"
+countdown_exit_code=$?
+case "${countdown_exit_code}" in
+    0 )
+        shutdown_server
+        ;;
+    1 )
+        LogError "Unable to auto reboot, the server is not empty and AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES is empty"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    2 )
+        LogError "Unable to auto reboot, the server is not empty and AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES is not an integer: ${AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/helper_functions.sh b/scripts/helper_functions.sh
index ea8e5f214..8e5f36a03 100644
--- a/scripts/helper_functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/helper_functions.sh
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ get_players_list() {
         return_val=1
     fi
 
-    # tail -n +2 removes the header "name,playeruid,steamid"
-    RCON "ShowPlayers" | tail -n +2
+    RCON "ShowPlayers"
     return "$return_val"
 }
 
@@ -202,3 +201,58 @@ shutdown_server() {
     fi
     return "$return_val"
 }
+
+# Given an amount of time in minutes and a message prefix
+# Will skip countdown if no players are in the server, Will only check the mtime if there are players in the server
+# Returns 0 on success
+# Returns 1 if mtime is empty
+# Returns 2 if mtime is not an integer
+countdown_message() {
+    local mtime="$1"
+    local message_prefix="$2"
+    local return_val=0
+
+    # Only do countdown if there are players
+    if [ "$(get_player_count)" -gt 0 ]; then
+        if [[ "${mtime}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            for ((i = "${mtime}" ; i > 0 ; i--)); do
+                case "$i" in
+                    1 ) 
+                        broadcast_command "${message_prefix} in ${i} minute"
+                        sleep 30s
+                        broadcast_command "${message_prefix} in 30 seconds"
+                        sleep 20s
+                        broadcast_command "${message_prefix} in 10 seconds"
+                        sleep 10s
+                        ;;
+                    2 )
+                        ;&
+                    3 )
+                        ;&
+                    10 )
+                        ;&
+                    15 )
+                        ;&
+                    "$mtime" )
+                        broadcast_command "${message_prefix} in ${i} minutes"
+                        ;&
+                    * ) 
+                        sleep 1m
+                        # Checking for players every minute
+                        # Checking after sleep since it is ran in the beginning of the function
+                        if [ "$(get_player_count)" -eq 0 ]; then
+                            break
+                        fi
+                        ;;
+                esac
+            done
+        # If there are players but mtime is empty
+        elif [ -z "${mtime}" ]; then
+            return_val=1
+        # If there are players but mtime is not an integer
+        else
+            return_val=2
+        fi
+    fi
+    return "$return_val"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/player_logging.sh b/scripts/player_logging.sh
index a3a0ea2c8..371229300 100644
--- a/scripts/player_logging.sh
+++ b/scripts/player_logging.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ while true; do
     if [ "${#server_pids[@]}" -ne 0 ]; then
         # Player IDs are usally 9 or 10 digits however when a player joins for the first time for a given boot their ID is temporary 00000000 (8x zeros) while loading
         # Player ID is also 00000000 (8x zeros) when in character creation
-        mapfile -t new_player_list < <( get_players_list | sed '/,00000000,[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/d' )
+        mapfile -t new_player_list < <( get_players_list | tail -n +2 | sed '/,00000000,[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/d' )
         
         # See players whose states have changed
         mapfile -t players_change_list < <( printf '%s\n' "${old_player_list[@]}" "${new_player_list[@]}" | sort | uniq -u )
diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index 0eaf94a98..c0b033872 100644
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -13,25 +13,38 @@ if [ "$updateRequired" != 0 ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT}" = false ]; then
+if [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT,,}" != true ]; then
     LogWarn "An update is available however, UPDATE_ON_BOOT needs to be enabled for auto updating"
     DiscordMessage "An update is available however, UPDATE_ON_BOOT needs to be enabled for auto updating" "warn"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" = false ]; then
+if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" != true ]; then
     LogWarn "An update is available however auto updating without rcon is not supported"
     DiscordMessage "An update is available however auto updating without rcon is not supported" "warn"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "$(get_player_count)" -gt 0 ]; then
-  LogAction "Updating the server from $CURRENT_MANIFEST to $TARGET_MANIFEST."
-  DiscordMessage "Server will update in ${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES} minutes"
-  broadcast_command "The Serverwill update in ${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES} minutes"
-  sleep "${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES}m"
+if [[ "${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    DiscordMessage "Server will update in ${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES} minutes"
 fi
 
-rm /palworld/steamapps/appmanifest_2394010.acf
-backup
-RCON "shutdown 1"
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+countdown_message "${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES}" "Server will update"
+countdown_exit_code=$?
+case "${countdown_exit_code}" in
+    0 )
+        LogAction "Updating the server from $CURRENT_MANIFEST to $TARGET_MANIFEST."
+        rm /palworld/steamapps/appmanifest_2394010.acf
+
+        backup
+        shutdown_server
+        ;;
+    1 )
+        LogWarn "Unable to auto update, the server is not empty and AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES is empty."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    2 )
+        LogWarn "Unable to auto update, the server is not empty and AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES is not an integer: ${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac