diff --git a/bin/device-install.bat b/bin/device-install.bat
index 24c841e4b..56de4dc10 100755
--- a/bin/device-install.bat
+++ b/bin/device-install.bat
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ IF NOT "__%PYTHON%__"=="____" (
 
 CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Checking esptool command !ESPTOOL_CMD!..."
 !ESPTOOL_CMD! >nul 2>&1
-IF %ERRORLEVEL% GEQ 2 (
-    @REM esptool exits with code 1 if help is displayed.
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 9009 (
+    @REM 9009 = command not found on Windows
     CALL :LOG_MESSAGE ERROR "esptool not found: !ESPTOOL_CMD!"
     EXIT /B 1
-    GOTO eof
 )
 IF %DEBUG% EQU 1 (
     CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Skipping ESPTOOL_CMD steps."
diff --git a/bin/device-install.sh b/bin/device-install.sh
index c2ba7539a..98937f29a 100755
--- a/bin/device-install.sh
+++ b/bin/device-install.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ BPS_RESET=false
 TFT_BUILD=false
 MCU=""
 
+# Constants
+RESET_BAUD=1200
+FIRMWARE_OFFSET=0x00
+
 # Variant groups
 BIGDB_8MB=(
 	"picomputer-s3"
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 if [[ $BPS_RESET == true ]]; then
-	$ESPTOOL_CMD --baud 1200 --after no_reset read_flash_status
+	$ESPTOOL_CMD --baud $RESET_BAUD --after no_reset read_flash_status
 	exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ if [ -f "${FILENAME}" ] && [ -n "${FILENAME##*"update"*}" ]; then
 
     echo "Trying to flash ${FILENAME}, but first erasing and writing system information"
     $ESPTOOL_CMD erase-flash
-    $ESPTOOL_CMD write-flash 0x00 "${FILENAME}"
+    $ESPTOOL_CMD write-flash $FIRMWARE_OFFSET "${FILENAME}"
     echo "Trying to flash ${OTAFILE} at offset ${OTA_OFFSET}"
     $ESPTOOL_CMD write-flash $OTA_OFFSET "${OTAFILE}"
     echo "Trying to flash ${SPIFFSFILE}, at offset ${OFFSET}"
diff --git a/bin/device-update.bat b/bin/device-update.bat
index 9077ae5b9..a263da992 100755
--- a/bin/device-update.bat
+++ b/bin/device-update.bat
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SET "SCRIPT_NAME=%~nx0"
 SET "DEBUG=0"
 SET "PYTHON="
 SET "ESPTOOL_BAUD=115200"
+SET "RESET_BAUD=1200"
+SET "UPDATE_OFFSET=0x10000"
 SET "ESPTOOL_CMD="
 SET "LOGCOUNTER=0"
 SET "CHANGE_MODE=0"
@@ -85,14 +87,13 @@ IF "!FILENAME:update=!"=="!FILENAME!" (
 )
 
 :skip-filename
-SET "ESPTOOL_BAUD=1200"
 
 CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Determine the correct esptool command to use..."
 IF NOT "__%PYTHON%__"=="____" (
-    SET "ESPTOOL_CMD=!PYTHON! -m esptool"
+    SET "ESPTOOL_CMD=""!PYTHON!"" -m esptool"
     CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Python interpreter supplied."
 ) ELSE (
-    CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Python interpreter NOT supplied. Looking for esptool...
+    CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Python interpreter NOT supplied. Looking for esptool..."
     WHERE esptool >nul 2>&1
     IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
         @REM WHERE exits with code 0 if esptool is found.
@@ -105,11 +106,11 @@ IF NOT "__%PYTHON%__"=="____" (
 
 CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Checking esptool command !ESPTOOL_CMD!..."
 !ESPTOOL_CMD! >nul 2>&1
-IF %ERRORLEVEL% GEQ 2 (
-    @REM esptool exits with code 1 if help is displayed.
+CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "esptool exit code: %ERRORLEVEL%"
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 9009 (
+    @REM 9009 = command not found on Windows
     CALL :LOG_MESSAGE ERROR "esptool not found: !ESPTOOL_CMD!"
     EXIT /B 1
-    GOTO eof
 )
 IF %DEBUG% EQU 1 (
     CALL :LOG_MESSAGE DEBUG "Skipping ESPTOOL_CMD steps."
@@ -127,13 +128,13 @@ CALL :LOG_MESSAGE INFO "Using esptool baud: !ESPTOOL_BAUD!."
 
 IF %CHANGE_MODE% EQU 1 (
     @REM Attempt to change mode via 1200bps Reset.
-    CALL :RUN_ESPTOOL !ESPTOOL_BAUD! --after no_reset read_flash_status
+    CALL :RUN_ESPTOOL !RESET_BAUD! --after no_reset read_flash_status
     GOTO eof
 )
 
 @REM Flashing operations.
-CALL :LOG_MESSAGE INFO "Trying to flash update "!FILENAME!" at OFFSET 0x10000..."
-CALL :RUN_ESPTOOL !ESPTOOL_BAUD! write-flash 0x10000 "!FILENAME!" || GOTO eof
+CALL :LOG_MESSAGE INFO "Trying to flash update "!FILENAME!" at OFFSET !UPDATE_OFFSET!..."
+CALL :RUN_ESPTOOL !ESPTOOL_BAUD! write-flash !UPDATE_OFFSET! "!FILENAME!" || GOTO eof
 
 CALL :LOG_MESSAGE INFO "Script complete!."
 
diff --git a/bin/device-update.sh b/bin/device-update.sh
index 7f603e070..6f29496e9 100755
--- a/bin/device-update.sh
+++ b/bin/device-update.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 PYTHON=${PYTHON:-$(which python3 python|head -n 1)}
 CHANGE_MODE=false
 
+# Constants
+FLASH_BAUD=115200
+RESET_BAUD=1200
+UPDATE_OFFSET=0x10000
+
 # Determine the correct esptool command to use
 if "$PYTHON" -m esptool version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     ESPTOOL_CMD="$PYTHON -m esptool"
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ done
 shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
 
 if [ "$CHANGE_MODE" = true ]; then
-	$ESPTOOL_CMD --baud 1200 --after no_reset read_flash_status
+	$ESPTOOL_CMD --baud $RESET_BAUD --after no_reset read_flash_status
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -f "${FILENAME}" ] && [ -z "${FILENAME##*"update"*}" ]; then
     echo "Trying to flash update ${FILENAME}"
-    $ESPTOOL_CMD --baud 115200 write-flash 0x10000 "${FILENAME}"
+    $ESPTOOL_CMD --baud $FLASH_BAUD write-flash $UPDATE_OFFSET "${FILENAME}"
 else
     show_help
     echo "Invalid file: ${FILENAME}"