diff --git a/scripts/eosio_build_darwin.sh b/scripts/eosio_build_darwin.sh
index e04491ad9583e891d3bf3b5c48f162a01b7584f8..9037c0595123f7c6d54c6de8cc677131dbf0be06 100644
--- a/scripts/eosio_build_darwin.sh
+++ b/scripts/eosio_build_darwin.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
 	fi
 
 	printf "\tHome Brew installation found.\n\n"
-	DCOUNT=0
 	COUNT=1
 	PERMISSION_GETTEXT=0
 	DISPLAY=""
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@
 				continue
 			fi
 		fi
-		let DCOUNT++
 		if [ $brewname = "gettext" ]; then
 			PERMISSION_GETTEXT=1
 		fi
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@
 		printf "\t\t Python3 found\n"
 	fi
 
-	if [ $DCOUNT -ne 0 ]; then
+	if [ $COUNT -gt 1 ]; then
 		printf "\n\tThe following dependencies are required to install EOSIO.\n"
 		printf "\n\t$DISPLAY\n\n"
 		echo "Do you wish to install these packages?"
@@ -153,14 +151,13 @@
 		printf "\n\tNo required Home Brew dependencies to install.\n"
 	fi
 		
-	printf "\n\tChecking for MongoDB C++ driver\n"
-    # install libmongocxx.dylib
+	printf "\n\tChecking MongoDB C++ driver installation.\n"
     if [ ! -e /usr/local/lib/libmongocxx-static.a ]; then
 		cd ${TEMP_DIR}
 		brew install --force pkgconfig
 		brew unlink pkgconfig && brew link --force pkgconfig
-		curl -LO https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver/releases/download/1.9.3/mongo-c-driver-1.9.3.tar.gz
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		STATUS=$(curl -LO -w '%{http_code}' --connect-timeout 30 https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver/releases/download/1.9.3/mongo-c-driver-1.9.3.tar.gz)
+		if [ $STATUS -ne 200 ]; then
 			rm -f ${TEMP_DIR}/mongo-c-driver-1.9.3.tar.gz
 			printf "\tUnable to download MongoDB C driver at this time.\n"
 			printf "\tExiting now.\n\n"
@@ -222,11 +219,16 @@
 		printf "\tMongo C++ driver found at /usr/local/lib/libmongocxx-static.a.\n"
 	fi
 
-	printf "\n\tChecking for secp256k1-zkp\n"
+	printf "\n\tChecking secp256k1-zkp installation.\n"
     # install secp256k1-zkp (Cryptonomex branch)
     if [ ! -e /usr/local/lib/libsecp256k1.a ]; then
 		cd ${TEMP_DIR}
 		git clone https://github.com/cryptonomex/secp256k1-zkp.git
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			printf "\tUnable to clone repo secp256k1-zkp @ https://github.com/cryptonomex/secp256k1-zkp.git.\n"
+			printf "\tExiting now.\n\n"
+			exit;
+		fi
 		cd secp256k1-zkp
 		./autogen.sh
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -247,15 +249,24 @@
 		printf "\tsecp256k1 found at /usr/local/lib/\n"
 	fi
   
-	printf "\n\tChecking for WASM\n"
+	printf "\n\tChecking LLVM with WASM support.\n"
 	if [ ! -d /usr/local/wasm/bin ]; then
-		# Build LLVM and clang for WASM:
 		cd ${TEMP_DIR}
 		mkdir wasm-compiler
 		cd wasm-compiler
 		git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch release_40 https://github.com/llvm-mirror/llvm.git
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			printf "\tUnable to clone llvm repo @ https://github.com/llvm-mirror/llvm.git.\n"
+			printf "\tExiting now.\n\n"
+			exit;
+		fi
 		cd llvm/tools
 		git clone --depth 1 --single-branch --branch release_40 https://github.com/llvm-mirror/clang.git
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			printf "\tUnable to clone clang repo @ https://github.com/llvm-mirror/clang.git.\n"
+			printf "\tExiting now.\n\n"
+			exit;
+		fi
 		cd ..
 		mkdir build
 		cd build