diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 0bdbee5..524dc37 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ latest_release=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName --jq '.[0].tagName')
 version=$(cat package.json | jq -r '.version')
 
 # check if the latest release is the same as the version in package.json
-if [ "$latest_release" = "v$version" ]; then
-  echo "The latest release is the same as the version in package.json. Please update the version in package.json before running this script"
-  exit 1
-fi
+# don't use right now as this script is not running as part of the github release workflow
+# if [ "$latest_release" = "v$version" ]; then
+#   echo "The latest release is the same as the version in package.json. Please update the version in package.json before running this script"
+#   exit 1
+# fi
 
 
 # ---
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index f037421..8054fd7 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class Init extends Command {
     let ssh
     let password
     try {
-      ;({ssh, password} = await connectSsh({host, username}))
+      ;({ssh, password} = await connectSsh({host: sshHost, username}))
     } catch {
       this.error('could not connect to SSH')
     }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default class Init extends Command {
       await setupRootSshAccess({ssh, password: passwordToUse, verbose})
       username = 'root'
       try {
-        ;({ssh, password} = await connectSsh({host, username}))
+        ;({ssh, password} = await connectSsh({host: sshHost, username}))
       } catch {
         this.error('could not connect to SSH as root')
       }