diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1 b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
index f4869d690..8db843a58 100644
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     Installs dotnet cli. If dotnet installation already exists in the given directory
     it will update it only if the requested version differs from the one already installed.
 .PARAMETER Channel
-    Default: release/1.0.0
+    Default: LTS
     Download from the Channel specified
 .PARAMETER Version
     Default: latest
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #>
 [cmdletbinding()]
 param(
-   [string]$Channel="release/1.0.0",
+   [string]$Channel="LTS",
    [string]$Version="Latest",
    [string]$InstallDir="<auto>",
    [string]$Architecture="<auto>",
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function Get-Download-Link([string]$AzureFeed, [string]$Channel, [string]$Specif
     return $PayloadURL
 }
 
-function Get-AltDownload-Link([string]$AzureFeed, [string]$Channel, [string]$SpecificVersion, [string]$CLIArchitecture) {
+function Get-LegacyDownload-Link([string]$AzureFeed, [string]$Channel, [string]$SpecificVersion, [string]$CLIArchitecture) {
     Say-Invocation $MyInvocation
     
     if ($SharedRuntime) {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function Get-AltDownload-Link([string]$AzureFeed, [string]$Channel, [string]$Spe
         $PayloadURL = "$AzureFeed/Sdk/$SpecificVersion/dotnet-dev-win-$CLIArchitecture.$SpecificVersion.zip"
     }
 
-    Say-Verbose "Constructed alternate payload URL: $PayloadURL"
+    Say-Verbose "Constructed legacy payload URL: $PayloadURL"
 
     return $PayloadURL
 }
@@ -432,12 +432,12 @@ function Prepend-Sdk-InstallRoot-To-Path([string]$InstallRoot, [string]$BinFolde
 $CLIArchitecture = Get-CLIArchitecture-From-Architecture $Architecture
 $SpecificVersion = Get-Specific-Version-From-Version -AzureFeed $AzureFeed -Channel $Channel -Version $Version
 $DownloadLink = Get-Download-Link -AzureFeed $AzureFeed -Channel $Channel -SpecificVersion $SpecificVersion -CLIArchitecture $CLIArchitecture
-$AltDownloadLink = Get-AltDownload-Link -AzureFeed $AzureFeed -Channel $Channel -SpecificVersion $SpecificVersion -CLIArchitecture $CLIArchitecture
+$LegacyDownloadLink = Get-LegacyDownload-Link -AzureFeed $AzureFeed -Channel $Channel -SpecificVersion $SpecificVersion -CLIArchitecture $CLIArchitecture
 
 if ($DryRun) {
     Say "Payload URLs:"
     Say "Primary - $DownloadLink"
-    Say "Alternate - $AltDownloadLink"
+    Say "Legacy - $LegacyDownloadLink"
     Say "Repeatable invocation: .\$($MyInvocation.MyCommand) -Version $SpecificVersion -Channel $Channel -Architecture $CLIArchitecture -InstallDir $InstallDir"
     exit 0
 }
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ try {
     DownloadFile -Uri $DownloadLink -OutPath $ZipPath
 }
 catch {
-    $DownloadLink = $AltDownloadLink
+    $DownloadLink = $LegacyDownloadLink
     $ZipPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
     Say "Downloading $DownloadLink"
     DownloadFile -Uri $DownloadLink -OutPath $ZipPath
diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
index c4d0c5850..30024e328 100755
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ get_distro_specific_os_name() {
         fi
     fi
     
-    say_err "OS name could not be detected: $ID.$VERSION_ID"
+    say_verbose "Distribution specific OS name + version could not be detected: $ID.$VERSION_ID"
     return 1
 }
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ construct_download_link() {
 # channel - $2
 # normalized_architecture - $3
 # specific_version - $4
-construct_alt_download_link() {
+construct_legacy_download_link() {
     eval $invocation
     
     local azure_feed=$1
@@ -423,14 +423,14 @@ construct_alt_download_link() {
     local distro_specific_osname
     distro_specific_osname=$(get_distro_specific_os_name) || return 1
 
-    local alt_download_link=null
+    local legacy_download_link=null
     if [ "$shared_runtime" = true ]; then
-        alt_download_link="$azure_feed/Runtime/$specific_version/dotnet-$distro_specific_osname-$normalized_architecture.$specific_version.tar.gz"
+        legacy_download_link="$azure_feed/Runtime/$specific_version/dotnet-$distro_specific_osname-$normalized_architecture.$specific_version.tar.gz"
     else
-        alt_download_link="$azure_feed/Sdk/$specific_version/dotnet-dev-$distro_specific_osname-$normalized_architecture.$specific_version.tar.gz"
+        legacy_download_link="$azure_feed/Sdk/$specific_version/dotnet-dev-$distro_specific_osname-$normalized_architecture.$specific_version.tar.gz"
     fi
 
-    echo "$alt_download_link"
+    echo "$legacy_download_link"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ downloadwget() {
 
 calculate_vars() {
     eval $invocation
-    
+    valid_legacy_download_link=true
+
     normalized_architecture=$(get_normalized_architecture_from_architecture "$architecture")
     say_verbose "normalized_architecture=$normalized_architecture"
     
@@ -615,8 +616,13 @@ calculate_vars() {
     download_link=$(construct_download_link $azure_feed $channel $normalized_architecture $specific_version)
     say_verbose "download_link=$download_link"
 
-    alt_download_link=$(construct_alt_download_link $azure_feed $channel $normalized_architecture $specific_version)
-    say_verbose "alt_download_link=$alt_download_link"
+    legacy_download_link=$(construct_legacy_download_link $azure_feed $channel $normalized_architecture $specific_version) || valid_legacy_download_link=false
+
+    if [ "$valid_legacy_download_link" = true ]; then
+        say_verbose "legacy_download_link=$legacy_download_link"
+    else
+        say_verbose "Cound not construct a legacy_download_link; omitting..."
+    fi
 
     install_root=$(resolve_installation_path $install_dir)
     say_verbose "install_root=$install_root"
@@ -638,13 +644,13 @@ install_dotnet() {
     say "Downloading link: $download_link"
     download "$download_link" $zip_path || download_failed=true
 
-    #  if the download fails, download the alt_download_link
-    if [ "$download_failed" = true ]; then
+    #  if the download fails, download the legacy_download_link
+    if [ "$download_failed" = true ] && [ "$valid_legacy_download_link" = true ]; then
         say "Cannot download: $download_link"
         zip_path=$(mktemp $temporary_file_template)
-        say_verbose "Alternate zip path: $zip_path"
-        say "Downloading alternate link: $alt_download_link"
-        download "$alt_download_link" $zip_path
+        say_verbose "Legacy zip path: $zip_path"
+        say "Downloading legacy link: $legacy_download_link"
+        download "$legacy_download_link" $zip_path
     fi
     
     say "Extracting zip"
@@ -657,7 +663,7 @@ local_version_file_relative_path="/.version"
 bin_folder_relative_path=""
 temporary_file_template="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/dotnet.XXXXXXXXX"
 
-channel="release/1.0.0"
+channel="LTS"
 version="Latest"
 install_dir="<auto>"
 architecture="<auto>"
@@ -764,9 +770,12 @@ done
 
 check_min_reqs
 calculate_vars
+
 if [ "$dry_run" = true ]; then
     say "Payload URL: $download_link"
-    say "Alternate payload URL: $alt_download_link"
+    if [ "$valid_legacy_download_link" = true ]; then
+        say "Legacy payload URL: $legacy_download_link"
+    fi
     say "Repeatable invocation: ./$(basename $0) --version $specific_version --channel $channel --install-dir $install_dir"
     exit 0
 fi