diff --git a/scripts/install-sdk.sh b/scripts/install-sdk.sh
index ebfd1b48..3113097f 100755
--- a/scripts/install-sdk.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-sdk.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ updatePackage() {
 }
 
 updateAllPackages() {
-    c9packages=`"$NODE" -e 'console.log(Object.keys(require("./package.json").c9plugins).join(" "))'`;
+    c9packages=(`"$NODE" -e 'console.log(Object.keys(require("./package.json").c9plugins).join(" "))'`)
     count=${#c9packages[@]}
     i=0
     for m in ${c9packages[@]}; do echo $m; 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ updateAllPackages() {
 updateNodeModules() {
     echo "${magenta}--- Running npm install --------------------------------------------${resetColor}"
     safeInstall(){
-        deps=`"$NODE" -e 'console.log(Object.keys(require("./package.json").dependencies).join(" "))'`; 
+        deps=(`"$NODE" -e 'console.log(Object.keys(require("./package.json").dependencies).join(" "))'`)
         for m in $deps; do echo $m; 
             "$NPM" install --loglevel warn $m || true
         done
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ installGlobalDeps() {
 NPM=npm
 NODE=node
 
+# cleanup build cache since c9.static doesn't do this automatically yet
+rm -rf ./build/standalone
+
+# pull the latest version
 updateCore || true
 
 installGlobalDeps