diff --git a/examples.sh b/examples.sh
index f2025dc..cdb4921 100644
--- a/examples.sh
+++ b/examples.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 echo "Downloading example videos from archive.org..."
 
-mkdir examples
+mkdir -p examples
 
 #Please run this script sparingly!!!
 #examples come from https://archive.org/details/ElectricSheep
diff --git a/examples_assemble.sh b/examples_assemble.sh
index 15c1c8a..bfc3fd2 100644
--- a/examples_assemble.sh
+++ b/examples_assemble.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 declare -a arr=("frameloom" "Basic usage")
 
+mkdir -p examples
+
 ## now loop through the above array
 for i in "${!arr[@]}"
 do
diff --git a/examples_youtube.sh b/examples_youtube.sh
index c80bd8a..c111719 100644
--- a/examples_youtube.sh
+++ b/examples_youtube.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 #This example script requires that you have youtube-dl installed 
 
 echo "Downloading example videos using youtube-dl..."
 
-mkdir examples
+mkdir -p examples
+
 #11 second videos
 if [ ! -f ./examples/Y1.mp4 ]; then
 	(cd examples && youtube-dl --verbose --format 'bestvideo+bestaudio/best' --audio-format best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2DYOsrJrDQ)
diff --git a/frameloom.sh b/frameloom.sh
index 3f4dfb8..bb5c41c 100644
--- a/frameloom.sh
+++ b/frameloom.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh 
 
-# Simple bash script version of frameloom 
+# Simple shell script version of frameloom 
 # Only creates a 1:1 pattern between 2 videos 
 
 # Usage : sh frameloom.sh examples/A.mp4 examples/B.mp4 examples/OUTPUT.mp4