diff --git a/ct/technitiumdns.sh b/ct/technitiumdns.sh
index 21a13d306..531fb8b03 100644
--- a/ct/technitiumdns.sh
+++ b/ct/technitiumdns.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function update_script() {
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctl enable -q --now technitium
   fi
-  if is_package_installed "aspnetcore-runtime-8.0"; then
-    $STD apt remove -y aspnetcore-runtime-8.0
+  if is_package_installed "aspnetcore-runtime-8.0" || is_package_installed "aspnetcore-runtime-9.0"; then
+    $STD apt remove -y aspnetcore-runtime-*
     [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list ] && rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
     [ -f /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-prod.gpg ] && rm -f /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-prod.gpg
     setup_deb822_repo \
@@ -42,18 +42,15 @@ function update_script() {
       "https://packages.microsoft.com/debian/13/prod/" \
       "trixie" \
       "main"
-    $STD apt install -y aspnetcore-runtime-9.0
+    $STD apt install -y aspnetcore-runtime-10.0
   fi
 
   RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://technitium.com/dns/ | grep -oP 'Version \K[\d.]+')
-  if [[ ! -f ~/.technitium || ${RELEASE} != "$(cat ~/.technitium)" ]]; then
-    msg_info "Updating Technitium DNS"
-    curl -fsSL "https://download.technitium.com/dns/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz" -o /opt/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz
-    $STD tar zxvf /opt/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz -C /opt/technitium/dns/
-    rm -f /opt/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz
+  if [[ ! -f ~/.technitium || ${RELEASE} != "$(cat ~/.technitium 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+    systemctl stop technitium
+    fetch_and_deploy_from_url "https://download.technitium.com/dns/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz" /opt/technitium/dns
     echo "${RELEASE}" >~/.technitium
-    systemctl restart technitium
-    msg_ok "Updated Technitium DNS"
+    systemctl start technitium
     msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
   else
     msg_ok "No update required.  Technitium DNS is already at v${RELEASE}."
diff --git a/install/technitiumdns-install.sh b/install/technitiumdns-install.sh
index b26e06071..f0cac6ee0 100644
--- a/install/technitiumdns-install.sh
+++ b/install/technitiumdns-install.sh
@@ -20,21 +20,17 @@ setup_deb822_repo \
   "https://packages.microsoft.com/debian/13/prod/" \
   "trixie" \
   "main"
-$STD apt install -y aspnetcore-runtime-9.0
+$STD apt install -y aspnetcore-runtime-10.0
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://technitium.com/dns/ | grep -oP 'Version \K[\d.]+')
-msg_info "Installing Technitium DNS"
-mkdir -p /opt/technitium/dns
-curl -fsSL "https://download.technitium.com/dns/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz" -o /opt/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz
-$STD tar zxvf /opt/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz -C /opt/technitium/dns/
-rm -f /opt/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz
+fetch_and_deploy_from_url "https://download.technitium.com/dns/DnsServerPortable.tar.gz" /opt/technitium/dns
 echo "${RELEASE}" >~/.technitium
-msg_ok "Installed Technitium DNS"
 
 msg_info "Creating service"
+sed -i '/^User=/d;/^Group=/d' /opt/technitium/dns/systemd.service
 cp /opt/technitium/dns/systemd.service /etc/systemd/system/technitium.service
-systemctl enable -q --now technitium 
+systemctl enable -q --now technitium
 msg_ok "Service created"
 
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