diff --git a/pioreactor/cli/pio.py b/pioreactor/cli/pio.py
index d687f9ed..ab38958b 100644
--- a/pioreactor/cli/pio.py
+++ b/pioreactor/cli/pio.py
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ def update_app(
             commands_and_priority.extend(
                 [
                     (f"sudo rm -rf {tmp_rls_dir}", -99),
-                    (f"unzip {source} -d {tmp_rls_dir}", 0),
-                    (f"unzip {tmp_rls_dir}/wheels_{version_installed}.zip -d {tmp_rls_dir}/wheels", 1),
+                    (f"unzip -o {source} -d {tmp_rls_dir}", 0),
+                    (f"unzip -o {tmp_rls_dir}/wheels_{version_installed}.zip -d {tmp_rls_dir}/wheels", 1),
                     (f"sudo bash {tmp_rls_dir}/pre_update.sh", 2),
                     (f"sudo bash {tmp_rls_dir}/update.sh", 4),
                     (f"sudo bash {tmp_rls_dir}/post_update.sh", 20),
diff --git a/pioreactor/cli/pios.py b/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
index c9122d1f..01e9a57e 100644
--- a/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
+++ b/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
@@ -188,13 +188,14 @@ def cp(
         units: tuple[str, ...],
         y: bool,
     ) -> None:
+        units = remove_leader(universal_identifier_to_all_workers(units))
+
         if not y:
             confirm = input(f"Confirm copying {filepath} onto {units}? Y/n: ").strip()
             if confirm != "Y":
                 raise click.Abort()
 
         logger = create_logger("cp", unit=get_unit_name(), experiment=UNIVERSAL_EXPERIMENT)
-        units = remove_leader(universal_identifier_to_all_workers(units))
 
         def _thread_function(unit: str) -> bool:
             logger.debug(f"Copying {filepath} to {unit}:{filepath}...")
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ def rm(
         units: tuple[str, ...],
         y: bool,
     ) -> None:
-        logger = create_logger("rm", unit=get_unit_name(), experiment=UNIVERSAL_EXPERIMENT)
         units = remove_leader(universal_identifier_to_all_workers(units))
 
         if not y:
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ def rm(
             if confirm != "Y":
                 raise click.Abort()
 
+        logger = create_logger("rm", unit=get_unit_name(), experiment=UNIVERSAL_EXPERIMENT)
+
         def _thread_function(unit: str) -> bool:
             try:
                 logger.debug(f"deleting {unit}:{filepath}...")
diff --git a/update_scripts/upcoming/scripts/update_ui.sh b/update_scripts/upcoming/scripts/update_ui.sh
index 0ee4c050..352316d9 100644
--- a/update_scripts/upcoming/scripts/update_ui.sh
+++ b/update_scripts/upcoming/scripts/update_ui.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ trap finish EXIT
 
 # unpack source provided
 tar -xzf "$SRC_TAR" -C $TEMP_DIR
-WORK_DIR=$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d) # get the directory inside the archive, name is not predictable.
+WORK_DIR=$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d) # get the directory inside the archive, name is not predictable. TODO: I think I can use --strip-components for this...
 
 echo $WORK_DIR
 # Verify that WORK_DIR is valid
diff --git a/update_scripts/upcoming/services/create_diskcache.service b/update_scripts/upcoming/services/create_diskcache.service
index 49f7bfdf..8ffb8584 100644
--- a/update_scripts/upcoming/services/create_diskcache.service
+++ b/update_scripts/upcoming/services/create_diskcache.service
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ After=network.target firstboot.service
 Before=lighttpd.service huey.service
 
 [Service]
-User=pioreactor
 ExecStart=/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/create_diskcache.sh
 ExecStartPost=pio log -m "%n successful" -n systemd --local-only
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/update_scripts/upcoming/update.sh b/update_scripts/upcoming/update.sh
index 9094e954..1a6f2c86 100644
--- a/update_scripts/upcoming/update.sh
+++ b/update_scripts/upcoming/update.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export LC_ALL=C
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 UI_FOLDER=/var/www/pioreactorui
-SYSTEMD_DIR=/lib/systemd/system/
-UI_TAG="24.9.16" # TODO
+SYSTEMD_DIR=/etc/systemd/system/
+UI_TAG="24.9.17" # TODO
 PIO_DIR="/home/pioreactor/.pioreactor"
 
 HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ LEADER_HOSTNAME=$(crudini --get "$PIO_DIR"/config.ini cluster.topology leader_ho
 if [ "$HOSTNAME" != "$LEADER_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     # worker updates
 
-    # install pioreactorui
-    rm -rf $UI_FOLDER
-    mkdir -p /var/www
+    # clean up from previous
+    rm -rf $UI_FOLDER/*
+    rm -rf /tmp/pioreactorui_cache/
 
 
-    tar -xzf "$SCRIPT_DIR"/pioreactorui_"$UI_TAG".tar.gz
-    mv pioreactorui-"$UI_TAG" /var/www
-    mv /var/www/pioreactorui-"$UI_TAG" $UI_FOLDER
+    # install pioreactorui
+    mkdir -p "$UI_FOLDER"
+    tar -xzf "$SCRIPT_DIR"/pioreactorui_"$UI_TAG".tar.gz -C "$UI_FOLDER" --strip-components=1
 
     # init .env
     mv $UI_FOLDER/.env.example $UI_FOLDER/.env
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [ "$HOSTNAME" != "$LEADER_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     chmod +x $UI_FOLDER/main.fcgi
 
     # install lighttp and set up mods
-    unzip "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lighttpd_packages.zip -d "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lighttpd_packages
+    unzip -o "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lighttpd_packages.zip -d "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lighttpd_packages
     sudo chown -R pioreactor:pioreactor "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lighttpd_packages # required so this can be deleted by pioreactor user if needed to run again.
     dpkg -i "$SCRIPT_DIR"/lighttpd_packages/*.deb
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ if [ "$HOSTNAME" != "$LEADER_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     lighttpd -h
     flask --help
 
-
-
     # we need to restart the monitor jobs on the worker so that the new table (pio_job_metadata) and db exist first
     systemctl restart pioreactor_startup_run@monitor.service
     sleep 5
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ if [ "$HOSTNAME" != "$LEADER_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     systemctl start lighttpd.service
     systemctl start huey.service
 
-    sleep 1
+    sleep 2
 
     # test:
     curl -LI localhost/unit_api/jobs/running