diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index fc49e1e..3ce2c44 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -167,22 +167,24 @@ upload() {
 setup_api() {
     needed="jq curl"
     for cmd in $needed; do
-        command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || missing="$missing $cmd"
+        command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || set -- "$@" "$cmd"
     done
 
+    [ "$#" -eq 0 ] && return
+
     # debian/ubuntu
     if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         apt-get -qq update
-        apt-get install -y -qq "$missing"
+        apt-get install -y -qq "$@"
     # arch
     elif command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        pacman -Syu --noconfirm "$missing"
+        pacman -Syu --noconfirm "$@"
     # alpine
     elif command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        apk add --no-cache "$missing"
+        apk add --no-cache "$@"
     # gentoo
     elif command -v emerge >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        emerge -q "$missing"
+        emerge -q "$@"
     fi
 }