diff --git a/scripts/handle_macos.sh b/scripts/handle_macos.sh
index 8fecd185..55b33d01 100644
--- a/scripts/handle_macos.sh
+++ b/scripts/handle_macos.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ handle_macos() {
   export LAUNCH_AGENTS_DIR="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
   mkdir -p "$LAUNCH_AGENTS_DIR"
 
-  # Install Homebrew if needed (skipped if not found, we don't force it)
-  if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
-    log "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Homebrew not found. Proceeding without it...${RESET_COLOR}"
-  fi
-  
   # Install LND
   log "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Installing${RESET_COLOR} ${SECONDARY_COLOR}LND${RESET_COLOR}..."
   LND_STATUS_FILE=$(mktemp)
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 6c8e7c76..e8bb749b 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ mktemp_in() {
 json_value() {
   local key="$1"
   if [ "$OS" = "Mac" ]; then
-    echo "$2" | awk -F"\"${key}\"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*\"" '{print $2}' | awk -F'"' '{print $1}' | head -1
+    echo "$2" | grep "\"${key}\"" | awk -F'"' '{print $4}' | head -1
   else
     echo "$2" | grep -oP "\"${key}\": \"\\K[^\"]+"
   fi