diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8301dc2b..0d1de07b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ commands:
             - run:
                 name: Publish release to github
                 command: |
-                    wget https://github.com/tcnksm/ghr/releases/download/v0.13.0/ghr_v0.13.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+                    wget https://www.github.com/tcnksm/ghr/releases/download/v0.13.0/ghr_v0.13.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
                     tar xvzf ghr_v0.13.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
                     mv ghr_v0.13.0_linux_amd64/ghr ghr
                     ./ghr -t ${GITHUB_TOKEN} -u ${CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME} -r ${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME} -c ${CIRCLE_SHA1} -soft $(cat ./VERSION) ./artifacts/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35122111..8a6c053a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ To jump straight into running your first Darknode on AWS, checkout our [Getting
 
 ## Getting Started on Digital Ocean
  
-Checkout the instructions for [Creating a Personal Access Token](https://github.com/renproject/darknode-cli#digital-ocean) on Digital Ocean.
+Checkout the instructions for [Creating a Personal Access Token](https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-cli#digital-ocean) on Digital Ocean.
 
 
 ## Installing the tool
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9c25f93c..513cc0b6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.13
\ No newline at end of file
+3.0.14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/flag.go b/cmd/flag.go
index a9384ce3..75b66835 100644
--- a/cmd/flag.go
+++ b/cmd/flag.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ var (
 		Name:  "version",
 		Usage: "Version of darknode you want to upgrade to",
 	}
-	DowngradeFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "downgrade",
-		Usage: "Force downgrading to an older version without interactive prompts",
+	ForceUpdateFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "force, f",
+		Usage: "Force updating to an older version without interactive prompts",
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 69db88ff..e4e7d74f 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 		{
 			Name:  "update",
 			Usage: "Update your Darknodes to the latest software and configuration",
-			Flags: []cli.Flag{TagsFlag, VersionFlag, DowngradeFlag},
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{TagsFlag, VersionFlag, ForceUpdateFlag},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 				return updateNode(c)
 			},
diff --git a/cmd/provider/aws_template.go b/cmd/provider/aws_template.go
index 49644666..d70a29bd 100644
--- a/cmd/provider/aws_template.go
+++ b/cmd/provider/aws_template.go
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ resource "aws_instance" "darknode" {
       "sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y upgrade",
       "sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y dist-upgrade",
       "sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y autoremove",
-      "sudo apt-get -y install jq",
       "sudo apt-get install ufw",
       "sudo ufw limit 22/tcp",
       "sudo ufw allow 18514/tcp", 
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "darknode" {
 	  "mkdir -p $HOME/.darknode/bin",
       "mkdir -p $HOME/.config/systemd/user",
       "mv $HOME/config.json $HOME/.darknode/config.json",
-	  "curl -sL https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/latest/download/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
+	  "curl -sL https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/download/{{.LatestVersion}}/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
 	  "chmod +x ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
       "echo {{.LatestVersion}} > ~/.darknode/version",
 	  <<EOT
diff --git a/cmd/provider/do_template.go b/cmd/provider/do_template.go
index d6a7a835..9c04495f 100644
--- a/cmd/provider/do_template.go
+++ b/cmd/provider/do_template.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ resource "digitalocean_droplet" "darknode" {
       "sudo ufw allow 18514/tcp", 
       "sudo ufw allow 18515/tcp", 
       "sudo ufw --force enable",
-      "until sudo apt-get -y install jq; do sleep 4; done",
 	]
 
     connection {
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ resource "digitalocean_droplet" "darknode" {
 	  "mkdir -p $HOME/.darknode/bin",
       "mkdir -p $HOME/.config/systemd/user",
       "mv $HOME/config.json $HOME/.darknode/config.json",
-	  "curl -sL https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/latest/download/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
+	  "curl -sL https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/download/{{.LatestVersion}}/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
 	  "chmod +x ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
       "echo {{.LatestVersion}} > ~/.darknode/version",
 	  <<EOT
diff --git a/cmd/provider/gcp_template.go b/cmd/provider/gcp_template.go
index e40f8aee..30bd1c28 100644
--- a/cmd/provider/gcp_template.go
+++ b/cmd/provider/gcp_template.go
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ resource "google_compute_instance" "darknode" {
       "sudo ufw allow 18514/tcp", 
       "sudo ufw allow 18515/tcp", 
       "sudo ufw --force enable",
-      "until sudo apt-get -y install jq; do sleep 4; done",
 	]
 
     connection {
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance" "darknode" {
 	  "mkdir -p $HOME/.darknode/bin",
       "mkdir -p $HOME/.config/systemd/user",
       "mv $HOME/config.json $HOME/.darknode/config.json",
-	  "curl -sL https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/latest/download/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
+	  "curl -sL https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/download/{{.LatestVersion}}/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
 	  "chmod +x ~/.darknode/bin/darknode",
       "echo {{.LatestVersion}} > ~/.darknode/version",
 	  <<EOT
diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index 69d02845..7f4f6379 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 func updateNode(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	name := ctx.Args().First()
 	tags := ctx.String("tags")
-	force := ctx.Bool("downgrade")
+	force := ctx.Bool("force")
 	version := strings.TrimSpace(ctx.String("version"))
 	nodes, err := util.ParseNodesFromNameAndTags(name, tags)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ func updateSingleNode(name, ver string, force bool) error {
 	res := curVersion.Compare(newVersion)
 	switch res {
 	case 0:
-		color.Green("darknode [%v] is running version [%v] already.", name, ver)
+		if !force {
+			color.Green("darknode [%v] is running version [%v] already.", name, ver)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err := update(name, ver); err != nil {
+			color.Red("cannot update darknode %v, error = %v", name, err)
+		} else {
+			color.Green("[%s] has been updated to version %v", name, ver)
+		}
 	case 1:
 		if !force {
 			color.Red("darknode [%v] is running with version %v, you cannot downgrade to a lower version %v", name, curVersion.String(), newVersion.String())
@@ -82,14 +90,10 @@ func updateSingleNode(name, ver string, force bool) error {
 }
 
 func update(name, ver string) error {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/download/%v", ver)
-	script := fmt.Sprintf(`mv ~/.darknode/bin/darknode ~/.darknode/bin/darknode-backup && 
-curl -sL %v/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode && 
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://www.github.com/renproject/darknode-release/releases/download/%v", ver)
+	script := fmt.Sprintf(`curl -sL %v/darknode > ~/.darknode/bin/darknode-new && 
+mv ~/.darknode/bin/darknode-new ~/.darknode/bin/darknode &&
 chmod +x ~/.darknode/bin/darknode && 
-systemctl --user stop darknode &&
-cp -a ~/.darknode/db/. ~/.darknode/db_bak/ &&
-rm -rf ~/.darknode/db &&
-mv ~/.darknode/db_bak ~/.darknode/db &&
 echo %v > ~/.darknode/version &&
 systemctl --user restart darknode`, url, ver)
 	return util.RemoteRun(name, script)