diff --git a/apps/additional_apps.sh b/apps/additional_apps.sh
index a8cf31d4..cffdc745 100644
--- a/apps/additional_apps.sh
+++ b/apps/additional_apps.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ whiptail --title "Which apps do you want to install?" --checklist --separate-out
 "Talk" "(Nextcloud Video calls and chat)   " OFF \
 "SMB-mount" "(Connect to SMB-shares from your local network)   " OFF 2>results
 
-while read -r -u 11 choice
-do
-    case $choice in
+choice=$(< results)
+    case "$choice" in
         Fail2ban)
             clear
             run_app_script fail2ban
@@ -92,11 +91,10 @@ do
             clear
             run_app_script smbmount
         ;;
-	
+
         *)
         ;;
     esac
-done 11< results
 rm -f results
 clear
 
diff --git a/apps/previewgenerator.sh b/apps/previewgenerator.sh
index a39bf7c9..a862bf79 100644
--- a/apps/previewgenerator.sh
+++ b/apps/previewgenerator.sh
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ then
     "SVG" "" ON \
     "TIFF" "" ON 2>results
 
-    while read -r -u 11 choice
-    do
-        case $choice in
+    choice=$(< results)
+    case "$choice" in
             "PNG")
                 occ_command config:system:set enabledPreviewProviders 0 --value="OC\\Preview\\PNG"
             ;;
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ then
             *)
             ;;
         esac
-    done 11< results
     rm -f results
 else
     # check if imagick ist installed and remove it
@@ -184,9 +182,8 @@ else
     "TXT" "" ON \
     "Movie" "" ON 2>results
 
-    while read -r -u 8 choice
-    do
-        case $choice in
+    choice=$(< results)
+    case "$choice" in
             "PNG")
                 occ_command config:system:set enabledPreviewProviders 11 --value="OC\\Preview\\PNG"
             ;;
@@ -222,7 +219,6 @@ else
             *)
             ;;
         esac
-    done 8< results
     rm -f results
 fi
 
diff --git a/nextcloud-startup-script.sh b/nextcloud-startup-script.sh
index 31c732af..71cd481e 100644
--- a/nextcloud-startup-script.sh
+++ b/nextcloud-startup-script.sh
@@ -380,14 +380,13 @@ whiptail --title "Extra configurations" --checklist --separate-output "Choose wh
 "Automatic updates" "(Automatically update your server every week on Sundays)" OFF \
 "CookieLifetime" "(Configure forced logout timeout for users using the web GUI)" OFF 2>results
 
-while read -r -u 9 choice
-do
-    case $choice in
+choice=$(< results)
+    case "$choice" in
         "Security")
             clear
             run_static_script security
         ;;
-	
+
         "Static IP")
             clear
             run_static_script static_ip
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ do
             clear
             run_static_script automatic_updates
         ;;
-		
+
         CookieLifetime)
             clear
             run_static_script cookielifetime
@@ -407,7 +406,6 @@ do
         *)
         ;;
     esac
-done 9< results
 rm -f results
 
 # Let's Encrypt