diff --git a/Sharpii/HBC.cs b/Sharpii/HBC.cs
index d10316a..1f02aca 100644
--- a/Sharpii/HBC.cs
+++ b/Sharpii/HBC.cs
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ namespace Sharpii
                     Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SharpiiIP", ip, EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine);
                 }
 
-                if (ip == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ip))
                     ip = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SharpiiIP", EnvironmentVariableTarget.User);
-                if (ip == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ip))
                     ip = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SharpiiIP", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine);
-                if (ip == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ip))
                 {
                     Console.WriteLine("ERROR: No IP set");
                     return;
                 }
-                if (noip = true && Quiet.quiet > 2)
+                if (noip == true && Quiet.quiet > 2)
                     Console.WriteLine("No IP set, using {0}", ip);
                 
                 libWiiSharp.Protocol proto = Protocol.JODI;
@@ -279,16 +279,16 @@ namespace Sharpii
                     ios = "0";
                 }
 
-                if (ip == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ip))
                     ip = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SharpiiIP", EnvironmentVariableTarget.User);
-                if (ip == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ip))
                     ip = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SharpiiIP", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine);
-                if (ip == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(ip))
                 {
                     Console.WriteLine("ERROR: No IP set");
                     return;
                 }
-                if (noip = true && Quiet.quiet > 2)
+                if (noip == true && Quiet.quiet > 2)
                     Console.WriteLine("No IP set, using {0}", ip);
 
                 libWiiSharp.Protocol proto = Protocol.JODI;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ namespace Sharpii
         {
             Console.WriteLine("");
             Console.WriteLine("Sharpii {0} - SendWad - A tool by person66, using libWiiSharp.dll by leathl,", Version.version);
-            Console.WriteLine("                        and CRAP's installer by WiiCrazy/I.R.on");
+            Console.WriteLine("                          and CRAP's installer by WiiCrazy/I.R.on");
             Console.WriteLine("");
             Console.WriteLine("  Usage:");
             Console.WriteLine("");
diff --git a/Sharpii/IOS.cs b/Sharpii/IOS.cs
index 8e0abd8..4304352 100644
--- a/Sharpii/IOS.cs
+++ b/Sharpii/IOS.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace Sharpii
         {
             Console.WriteLine("");
             Console.WriteLine("Sharpii {0} - IOS - A tool by person66, using libWiiSharp.dll by leathl", Version.version);
-            Console.WriteLine("                    Code based off PatchIOS by leathl");
+            Console.WriteLine("                      Code based off PatchIOS by leathl");
             Console.WriteLine("");
             Console.WriteLine("  Usage:");
             Console.WriteLine("");
diff --git a/Sharpii/Program.cs b/Sharpii/Program.cs
index b4918c1..8882977 100644
--- a/Sharpii/Program.cs
+++ b/Sharpii/Program.cs
@@ -321,5 +321,5 @@ namespace Sharpii
     }
     public class Version
     {
-        public static string version = "1.7";
+        public static string version = "1.7.1";
     }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Sharpii/README.txt b/Sharpii/README.txt
index b29333e..dddb052 100644
--- a/Sharpii/README.txt
+++ b/Sharpii/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /------------------------------------------------------------------------------>
-                                  Sharpii 1.7
+                                 Sharpii 1.7.1
        <---------------------------------------------------------------->
                                An app by person66
                  libWiiSharp.dll by leathl (mod by scooby74029)                         
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ See "LICENSE.txt" for more information.
 /----CHANGELOG
 /------------------------------>
 
+1.7.1
+  - Fixed a bug that prevented Sharpii from checking for SharpiiIP
+    in the system variables
 1.7
   - Sharpii can now be installed for use without the exe
   - SharpiiIP is now a system variable, not a user one.