diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1 b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
index 3fd905164..5f2f975a9 100644
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #>
 [cmdletbinding()]
 param(
-   [string]$Channel="preview",
+   [string]$Channel="beta",
    [string]$Version="Latest",
    [string]$InstallDir="<auto>",
    [string]$Architecture="<auto>",
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ function Get-Azure-Channel-From-Channel([string]$Channel) {
     # For compatibility with build scripts accept also directly Azure channels names
     switch ($Channel.ToLower()) {
         { ($_ -eq "future") -or ($_ -eq "dev") } { return "dev" }
-        { ($_ -eq "preview") -or ($_ -eq "beta") } { return "beta" }
+        { ($_ -eq "beta") } { return "beta" }
+        { ($_ -eq "preview") } { return "preview" }
         { $_ -eq "production" } { throw "Production channel does not exist yet" }
         default { throw "``$Channel`` is an invalid channel name. Use one of the following: ``future``, ``preview``, ``production``" }
     }
diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
index b952261ff..5681beddc 100755
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
@@ -288,10 +288,14 @@ get_azure_channel_from_channel() {
             echo "dev"
             return 0
             ;;
-        preview|beta)
+        beta)
             echo "beta"
             return 0
             ;;
+        preview)
+            echo "preview"
+            return 0
+            ;;
         production)
             say_err "Production channel does not exist yet"
             return 1
@@ -528,7 +532,7 @@ local_version_file_relative_path="/.version"
 bin_folder_relative_path=""
 temporary_file_template="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/dotnet.XXXXXXXXX"
 
-channel="preview"
+channel="beta"
 version="Latest"
 install_dir="<auto>"
 architecture="<auto>"
diff --git a/scripts/obtain/install.ps1 b/scripts/obtain/install.ps1
index 8b0ac72d9..5f2f975a9 100644
--- a/scripts/obtain/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/obtain/install.ps1
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #>
 [cmdletbinding()]
 param(
-   [string]$Channel="preview",
+   [string]$Channel="beta",
    [string]$Version="Latest",
    [string]$InstallDir="<auto>",
    [string]$Architecture="<auto>",
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ $VersionRegEx="/\d+\.\d+[^/]+/"
 $OverrideNonVersionedFiles=$true
 
 function Say($str) {
-    Write-Host "dotnet_install: $str"
+    Write-Host "dotnet-install: $str"
 }
 
 function Say-Verbose($str) {
-    Write-Verbose "dotnet_install: $str"
+    Write-Verbose "dotnet-install: $str"
 }
 
 function Say-Invocation($Invocation) {
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ function Get-Azure-Channel-From-Channel([string]$Channel) {
     # For compatibility with build scripts accept also directly Azure channels names
     switch ($Channel.ToLower()) {
         { ($_ -eq "future") -or ($_ -eq "dev") } { return "dev" }
-        { ($_ -eq "preview") -or ($_ -eq "beta") } { return "beta" }
+        { ($_ -eq "beta") } { return "beta" }
+        { ($_ -eq "preview") } { return "preview" }
         { $_ -eq "production" } { throw "Production channel does not exist yet" }
         default { throw "``$Channel`` is an invalid channel name. Use one of the following: ``future``, ``preview``, ``production``" }
     }
diff --git a/scripts/obtain/install.sh b/scripts/obtain/install.sh
index cc8a832e6..5681beddc 100755
--- a/scripts/obtain/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/obtain/install.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ say_err() {
 say() {
     # using stream 3 (defined in the beginning) to not interfere with stdout of functions
     # which may be used as return value
-    printf "%b\n" "${cyan:-}dotnet_install:${normal:-} $1" >&3
+    printf "%b\n" "${cyan:-}dotnet-install:${normal:-} $1" >&3
 }
 
 say_verbose() {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ is_dotnet_package_installed() {
     
     local install_root=$1
     local relative_path_to_package=$2
-    local specific_version=$3
+    local specific_version=${3//[$'\t\r\n']}
     
     local dotnet_package_path=$(combine_paths $(combine_paths $install_root $relative_path_to_package) $specific_version)
     say_verbose "is_dotnet_package_installed: dotnet_package_path=$dotnet_package_path"
@@ -288,10 +288,14 @@ get_azure_channel_from_channel() {
             echo "dev"
             return 0
             ;;
-        preview|beta)
+        beta)
             echo "beta"
             return 0
             ;;
+        preview)
+            echo "preview"
+            return 0
+            ;;
         production)
             say_err "Production channel does not exist yet"
             return 1
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@ construct_download_link() {
     local azure_feed=$1
     local azure_channel=$2
     local normalized_architecture=$3
-    local specific_version=$4
+    local specific_version=${4//[$'\t\r\n']}
     
     local osname=$(get_current_os_name)
     
@@ -528,7 +532,7 @@ local_version_file_relative_path="/.version"
 bin_folder_relative_path=""
 temporary_file_template="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/dotnet.XXXXXXXXX"
 
-channel="preview"
+channel="beta"
 version="Latest"
 install_dir="<auto>"
 architecture="<auto>"