diff --git a/boxctl.sh b/boxctl.sh
index d5954cf..14921f3 100755
--- a/boxctl.sh
+++ b/boxctl.sh
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if [ $MAINTENANCE == 1 ]; then
 	msg 0 "updating installed packages"
 	_ssh ${RUN_USER}@${SERVER} "/usr/sbin/pkg_add $V -u"
 	msg 0 "installing firmware updates"
-	_ssh ${RUN_USER}@${SERVER} "/usr/sbin/fw_update $V -a"
+	_ssh ${RUN_USER}@${SERVER} "/usr/sbin/fw_update $V"
 fi
 
 if [ -f ./commands ]; then