diff --git a/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh b/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
index c34db2f..56ee386 100644
--- a/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
+++ b/etc/profile.d/20-miaou-bash.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,5 @@ export MIAOU_BASH_DIR
 
 # useful when MIAOU_BASH_MODE=hosted/containerized
 if [[ -f /var/lib/miaou-bash/semver_current ]]; then
-  container_version=$(</var/lib/miaou-bash/semver_current)
-  host_version=$(<"$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/.semver_git_tag)
-  if [[ "$container_version" != "$host_version" ]]; then
-    echo -n "MIAOU-BASH: initiate new version: $host_version"
-    [[ "$UID" -ne 0 ]] && echo " (CTRL+c to bypass)" || echo
-    sudo -E miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/initiate.bash
-  fi
+  "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/bin/miaou-bash "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/container-upgrade.bash
 fi
diff --git a/lib/self-upgrade.bash b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
index 482dc2a..6f9f44f 100644
--- a/lib/self-upgrade.bash
+++ b/lib/self-upgrade.bash
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ INSTALL_URL='https://git.artcode.re/miaou/miaou-bash/raw/branch/main/install.sh'
 # FUNCTIONS
 
 function container_upgrade {
+  echo "MIAOU_BASH_MODE=$MIAOU_BASH_MODE"
   . "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/container-upgrade.bash
 }