diff --git a/scripts/generate_csv_and_headers.sh b/scripts/generate_csv_and_headers.sh
index 23c0e1ed0..7535e1f19 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_csv_and_headers.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_csv_and_headers.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Builds the dump_*.csv files, modbus headers and modbus documentation.
 # Run as `sh scripts/generate_csv_and_headers.sh` from the root of the repository.
 
-# creat a dummy modbus_entity_parameters.hpp so the first pass compiles
+# create a dummy modbus_entity_parameters.hpp so the first pass compiles
 cat >./src/modbus_entity_parameters.hpp <<EOL
 #include "modbus.h"
 #include "emsdevice.h"
diff --git a/scripts/update_all.sh b/scripts/update_all.sh
index 1beddd097..ca1255bdb 100644
--- a/scripts/update_all.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_all.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# run from root folder
+# run from root folder, like `sh ./scripts/update_all.sh`
 # make sure ncu is installed globally (https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates)
 # as well as GNUMake (make) and python3
 
 cd interface
 rm -rf yarn.lock node_modules
+touch yarn.lock
 ncu -u
 yarn set version stable
 yarn
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ yarn lint
 
 cd ../mock-api
 rm -rf yarn.lock node_modules
+touch yarn.lock
 ncu -u
 yarn set version stable
 yarn