diff --git a/scripts/update_apt_package_in_package_list.sh b/scripts/update_apt_package_in_package_list.sh
index e9e82e751..6a75c801d 100644
--- a/scripts/update_apt_package_in_package_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_apt_package_in_package_list.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@ PACKAGE=$(echo "$LIST_NEWEST_VERSION_OUTPUT" | cut -f 1 -d "|")
 CANDIDATE_VERSION=$(echo "$LIST_NEWEST_VERSION_OUTPUT" | cut -f 3 -d "|")
 CURRENT_VERSION=$(echo "$LIST_NEWEST_VERSION_OUTPUT" | cut -f 2 -d "|")
 
-if [[ "$REPLACE" == "yes"  ]]
-then
-	SED_REPLACE_OPTION=("-i")
-else
-	SED_REPLACE_OPTION=()
-fi
-grep -E -R "^$PACKAGE\|$CURRENT_VERSION" "$SEARCH_DIRECTORY" \
-	| cut -f 1 -d ":" \
-	| xargs -I{} sed "${SED_REPLACE_OPTION[@]}" -E "s/^($PACKAGE\|$CURRENT_VERSION).*$/$PACKAGE|$CANDIDATE_VERSION/g" "{}" \
-	| grep -E "^$PACKAGE\|"
+FILES=$(grep -E -R "^$PACKAGE\|$CURRENT_VERSION" "$SEARCH_DIRECTORY" | cut -f 1 -d ":")
+for FILE in $FILES
+do
+  echo "Found package $PACKAGE|$CURRENT_VERSION in $FILE"
+  echo "Original lines:"
+  grep -E "^$PACKAGE\|$CURRENT_VERSION" "$FILE"
+  echo "Updated lines:"
+  SEARCH_REPLACE_PATTERN="s/^($PACKAGE\|$CURRENT_VERSION).*$/$PACKAGE|$CANDIDATE_VERSION/g"
+	sed -E "$SEARCH_REPLACE_PATTERN" "$FILE" | grep -E "^$PACKAGE\|"
+  if [[ "$REPLACE" == "yes"  ]]
+  then
+    echo "Updating file $FILE:"
+	  sed -i -E "$SEARCH_REPLACE_PATTERN" "$FILE"
+  fi
+  echo
+done