diff --git a/src/bin/apt/apt_full_upgrade/main.rs b/src/bin/apt/apt_full_upgrade/main.rs
index 6f00044..d3eba9d 100644
--- a/src/bin/apt/apt_full_upgrade/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/apt/apt_full_upgrade/main.rs
@@ -10,38 +10,48 @@ fn main() {
     let percent_socket_path = "/tmp/pika_apt_upgrade_percent.sock";
     let status_socket_path = "/tmp/pika_apt_upgrade_status.sock";
     let json_file_path = "/tmp/pika-apt-exclusions.json";
-    let mut excluded_updates_vec = Vec::new();
+    let mut excluded_updates_vec: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
-    let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(
-        &std::fs::read_to_string(json_file_path).expect("Unable to read file"),
-    )
-    .expect("JSON was not well-formatted");
-
-    if let serde_json::Value::Array(exclusions) = &json["exclusions"] {
-        for exclusion in exclusions {
-            excluded_updates_vec.push(exclusion["package"].as_str().unwrap());
+    if std::path::Path::new(json_file_path).exists() {
+        let data = std::fs::read_to_string(json_file_path).expect("Unable to read file");
+        let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&data).expect("JSON was not well-formatted");
+    
+        if let serde_json::Value::Array(exclusions) = &json["exclusions"] {
+            for exclusion in exclusions {
+                match exclusion["package"].as_str() {
+                    Some(v) => {
+                        excluded_updates_vec.push(v.to_owned());
+                    }
+                    None => {}
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
     let apt_cache = new_cache!().unwrap();
-    let apt_upgrade_cache = new_cache!().unwrap();
 
     apt_cache.upgrade(Upgrade::FullUpgrade).unwrap();
 
-    for change in apt_cache.get_changes(false) {
-        if !excluded_updates_vec
-            .iter()
-            .any(|e| change.name().contains(e))
-        {
-            let pkg = apt_upgrade_cache.get(change.name()).unwrap();
-            if change.marked_upgrade() || change.marked_install() || change.marked_downgrade() {
-                pkg.mark_install(true, false);
-            } else if change.marked_delete() {
-                pkg.mark_delete(false);
+    let apt_upgrade_cache = if excluded_updates_vec.is_empty() {
+        apt_cache
+    } else {
+        let apt_upgrade_cache = new_cache!().unwrap();
+        for change in apt_cache.get_changes(false) {
+            if !excluded_updates_vec
+                .iter()
+                .any(|e| change.name().contains(e))
+            {
+                let pkg = apt_upgrade_cache.get(change.name()).unwrap();
+                if change.marked_upgrade() || change.marked_install() || change.marked_downgrade() {
+                    pkg.mark_install(true, false);
+                } else if change.marked_delete() {
+                    pkg.mark_delete(false);
+                }
+                pkg.protect();
             }
-            pkg.protect();
         }
-    }
+        apt_upgrade_cache
+    };
 
     apt_upgrade_cache.resolve(true).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/mod.rs b/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/mod.rs
index 8c4d072..9f255d9 100644
--- a/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/mod.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,10 @@ pub fn apt_update_page(
     // The main loop executes the asynchronous block
     update_percent_server_context.spawn_local(clone!(#[weak] apt_update_dialog_progress_bar, async move {
         while let Ok(state) = update_percent_receiver.recv().await {
-            apt_update_dialog_progress_bar.set_fraction(state.parse::<f64>().unwrap()/100.0)
+                match state.parse::<f64>() {
+                    Ok(p) => apt_update_dialog_progress_bar.set_fraction(p/100.0),
+                    Err(_) => {}
+                }
         }
         }));
 
diff --git a/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/process.rs b/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/process.rs
index 465da4e..274f97f 100644
--- a/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/process.rs
+++ b/src/bin/gui/apt_update_page/process.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,10 @@ fn apt_full_upgrade_from_socket(
             match state.as_ref() {
                 "FN_OVERRIDE_SUCCESSFUL" => {}
                 _ => {
-                    apt_upgrade_dialog_progress_bar.set_fraction(state.parse::<f64>().unwrap()/100.0)
+                    match state.parse::<f64>() {
+                        Ok(p) => apt_upgrade_dialog_progress_bar.set_fraction(p/100.0),
+                        Err(_) => {}
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/bin/gui/build_ui/mod.rs b/src/bin/gui/build_ui/mod.rs
index b0f8e89..b1efe3d 100644
--- a/src/bin/gui/build_ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bin/gui/build_ui/mod.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use std::thread;
 
 pub fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
     // setup glib
-    glib::set_prgname(Some(t!("app_name").to_string()));
-    glib::set_application_name(&t!("app_name").to_string());
+    glib::set_prgname(Some(t!("application_name").to_string()));
+    glib::set_application_name(&t!("application_name").to_string());
 
     let internet_connected = Rc::new(RefCell::new(false));
     let (internet_loop_sender, internet_loop_receiver) = async_channel::unbounded();