diff --git a/exaslct_scripts/exaslct.sh b/exaslct_scripts/exaslct.sh
index 106fa8a1c..50fee439c 100755
--- a/exaslct_scripts/exaslct.sh
+++ b/exaslct_scripts/exaslct.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$($rl -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 
-EXASLCT_GIT_REF="0.18.1"
+EXASLCT_GIT_REF="0.18.2"
 RUNNER_IMAGE_NAME="$(bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/construct_docker_runner_image_name.sh" "$EXASLCT_GIT_REF")"
 
 bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/exaslct_within_docker_container_without_container_build.sh" "$RUNNER_IMAGE_NAME" "${@}"
diff --git a/scripts/update_apt_packages_in_package_list.sh b/scripts/update_apt_packages_in_package_list.sh
index 9f023fea3..6789a81c9 100644
--- a/scripts/update_apt_packages_in_package_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_apt_packages_in_package_list.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ fi
 SEARCH_DIRECTORY=$1
 REPLACE=$2
 
-while read LIST_NEWEST_VERSION_OUTPUT; do 
+while read -r LIST_NEWEST_VERSION_OUTPUT; do 
     bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/update_apt_package_in_package_list.sh" "$LIST_NEWEST_VERSION_OUTPUT" "$SEARCH_DIRECTORY" "$REPLACE" || true
 done