diff --git a/.github/update.sh b/.github/update.sh
index 80ac67d..dc4ff36 100755
--- a/.github/update.sh
+++ b/.github/update.sh
@@ -10,47 +10,15 @@ if echo "$@" | grep -qoE '(--only-check)'; then
     only_check=true
 fi
 
-max_retries=5
-retry_count=0
-remote_tags=""
-
-while [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; do
-    remote_tags=$(curl -s 'https://api.github.com/repos/zen-browser/desktop/tags')
-    if [ -n "$remote_tags" ] && echo "$remote_tags" | jq . >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        break
-    fi
-    retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
-    echo "[WARN] error getting remote_tags, retrying ($retry_count/$max_retries)..."
-    sleep 1
-    remote_tags=""
-done
-
-if [ -z "$remote_tags" ]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] could not get remote_tags after $max_retries attempts. Abort!"
-    exit 1
-fi
+remote_tags=$(curl 'https://api.github.com/repos/zen-browser/desktop/tags' -s)
 
 get_beta_tag_short_meta() {
     echo "$remote_tags" | jq -r '(map(select(.name | test("[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+b$")))) | first'
 }
 
 get_twilight_tag_full_meta() {
-    retry_count=0
-
-    while [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; do
-        result=$(gh api repos/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tags/twilight 2>/dev/null)
-        if [ -n "$result" ] && echo "$result" | jq . >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "$result"
-            return 0
-        fi
-
-        retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
-        echo "[WARN] failed to get twilight_tag, retrying ($retry_count/$max_retries)..."
-        sleep 2
-    done
-
-    echo "[ERROR] could not get twilight_tag after $max_retries attempts. Abort!"
-    exit 1
+    # Remove control characters
+    gh api repos/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tags/twilight
 }
 
 twilight_tag=$(get_twilight_tag_full_meta)
@@ -84,23 +52,12 @@ get_twilight_version_name() {
 
 resolve_full_sha1_from_zen_repo() {
     short_sha1="$1"
-    retry_count=0
-    while [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; do
-        result=$(curl -sL \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/zen-browser/desktop/commits/$short_sha1")
-        sha=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.sha' 2>/dev/null)
-        if [ -n "$sha" ] && [ "$sha" != "null" ]; then
-            echo "$sha"
-            return 0
-        fi
-        retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
-        echo "[WARN] Fallo al obtener sha1 de commit. Reintentando ($retry_count/$max_retries)..."
-        sleep 2
-    done
-    echo "[ERROR] No se pudo obtener sha1 de commit después de $max_retries intentos. Abortando."
-    exit 12
+
+    curl -sL \
+        -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+        -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/zen-browser/desktop/commits/$short_sha1" |
+        jq -r '.sha'
 }
 
 resolve_version_remote_sha1() {