diff --git a/templates/install-wp-tests.sh b/templates/install-wp-tests.sh
index 0c7c1064..ca496902 100644
--- a/templates/install-wp-tests.sh
+++ b/templates/install-wp-tests.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ WP_CORE_FILE="$WP_CORE_DIR"/wp-settings.php
 download() {
     if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         curl -L -s "$1" > "$2";
+        return $?
     elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         wget -nv -O "$2" "$1"
+        return $?
     else
         echo -e "${RED}Error: Neither curl nor wget is installed.${RESET}"
         exit 1
@@ -43,10 +45,14 @@ check_for_updates() {
 	local remote_url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/scaffold-command/main/templates/install-wp-tests.sh"
 	local tmp_script="$TMPDIR/install-wp-tests.sh.latest"
 
-	download "$remote_url" "$tmp_script"
+	if ! download "$remote_url" "$tmp_script"; then
+		echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Failed to download the latest version of the script for update check.${RESET}"
+		return
+	fi
 
-	if [ ! -f "$tmp_script" ]; then
-		echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Could not download the latest version of the script for update check.${RESET}"
+	if [ ! -f "$tmp_script" ] || [ ! -s "$tmp_script" ]; then
+		echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Downloaded script is missing or empty, cannot check for updates.${RESET}"
+		rm -f "$tmp_script"
 		return
 	fi