diff --git a/source/archlabs-installer b/source/archlabs-installer
index 8bcf7d2..f30c08e 100755
--- a/source/archlabs-installer
+++ b/source/archlabs-installer
@@ -15,29 +15,25 @@
 # immutable variables {
 
 readonly DIST="Archlabs"                      # Linux distributor
-readonly VER="1.6.31"                         # Installer version
+readonly VER="1.6.33"                         # Installer version
 readonly LIVE="liveuser"                      # Live session user
 readonly TRN="/usr/share/archlabs-installer"  # Translation path
 readonly MNT="/mnt/install"                   # Install mountpoint
 readonly ERR="/tmp/errlog"                    # Built-in error log
 
-readonly KBD="$(find /usr/share/kbd/keymaps -name '*.map.gz')"
-readonly SYS_MEM=$(grep 'MemTotal' /proc/meminfo | awk '{print int($2 / 1024)}')
-readonly SYS_DEVS="$(lsblk -lno NAME,SIZE,TYPE,TRAN | awk '/disk/ && !/usb/ {print "/dev/" $1 " " $2}')"
-readonly DEV_COUNT="$(wc -l <<< "$SYS_DEVS")"
+# create a regex string of all usb devices on the system
+for dev in $(lsblk -lno NAME,TRAN | awk '/usb/ {print $1}'); do USB_DEVS="${dev}$([[ $USB_DEVS ]] && echo -n "|$USB_DEVS")"; done
+
+# determine which device was used for booting to ignore later during partition select
+readonly IGNORE_DEV="$(lsblk -lno NAME,TYPE,TRAN,MOUNTPOINT | awk "/$USB_DEVS/"' && /\/run\/archiso\/bootmnt/ {sub(/[1-9]/, ""); print $1}')"
+readonly SYS_DEVS="$(lsblk -lno NAME,SIZE,TYPE,TRAN | awk '/disk/ && !'"/$IGNORE_DEV/"' {print "/dev/" $1 " " $2}')"
 readonly LOCALES="$(awk '/\.UTF-8/ {gsub(/# .*|#/, ""); if($1) print $1 " -"}' /etc/locale.gen)"
+readonly SYS_MEM=$(grep 'MemTotal' /proc/meminfo | awk '{print int($2 / 1024)}')
+readonly DEV_COUNT="$(wc -l <<< "$SYS_DEVS")"
+readonly KBD="$(find /usr/share/kbd/keymaps -name '*.map.gz')"
 readonly CONSOLE_MAPS="$(awk '{gsub(/\.map\.gz|.*\//, ""); print $1 " -"}' <<< "$KBD" | sort -r)"
 
-# create a regex string of all usb devices on the system
-# ignore these devices entirely during partition list creation
-for dev in $(lsblk -lno NAME,TRAN | awk '/usb/ {print $1}'); do
-    USB_DEVS="${dev}$([[ $USB_DEVS ]] && echo -n "|$USB_DEVS")"
-done
-
-# static string of zones to avoid loops and subprocess calls
-readonly ZONES="America - Australia - Asia - Atlantic - Africa - Europe - Indian - Pacific - Arctic - Antarctica -"
-
-# create associative array for subzones, value is: 'subzone country_code'
+# create associative array for SUBZONES[zone], value is: 'sub-zone country_code'
 declare -Ag SUBZONES
 for zone in America Australia Asia Atlantic Africa Europe Indian Pacific Arctic Antarctica; do
     SUBZONES[$zone]="$(awk "/$zone\// {gsub(/$zone\//, \"\"); print \$3 \" \"\$1}" /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab)"
@@ -181,9 +177,9 @@ chroot_cmd() {
 
 show_devices() {
     tput civis
-    if [[ $USB_DEVS != "" ]]; then
+    if [[ $IGNORE_DEV != "" ]]; then
         lsblk -o NAME,MODEL,TYPE,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT |
-            awk "!/$USB_DEVS/"' && /disk|part|lvm|crypt|NAME/ {print $0}' > /tmp/.devlist
+            awk "!/$IGNORE_DEV/"' && /disk|part|lvm|crypt|NAME/ {print $0}' > /tmp/.devlist
     else
         lsblk -o NAME,MODEL,TYPE,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT |
             awk '/disk|part|lvm|crypt|NAME/ {print $0}' > /tmp/.devlist
@@ -441,7 +437,8 @@ set_timezone() {
 
     local zone
     zone="$(dialog --cr-wrap --stdout --no-cancel --backtitle "$BT" \
-        --title " $_TimeZTitle " --menu "$_TimeZBody" 20 70 10 $ZONES)"
+        --title " $_TimeZTitle " --menu "$_TimeZBody" 20 70 10 America - Australia - \
+        Asia - Atlantic - Africa - Europe - Indian - Pacific - Arctic - Antarctica -)"
     local subzone
     subzone="$(dialog --cr-wrap --stdout --no-cancel --backtitle "$BT" \
         --title " $_TimeZTitle " --menu "$_TimeSubZBody" 20 70 12 ${SUBZONES[$zone]})"
@@ -683,6 +680,8 @@ choose_window_manager() {
         [[ $LOGIN_WM == "" ]] && LOGIN_WM="$(awk '{print $1}' <<< "$INSTALL_WMS")"
     fi
 
+    [[ $LOGIN_WM == 'i3-gaps' ]] && LOGIN_WM="i3"
+
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -764,10 +763,12 @@ find_partitions() {
     local err='NONE'
 
     # string of partitions as /TYPE/PART SIZE
-    if [[ $USB_DEVS != "" ]]; then
-        PARTS="$(lsblk -lno TYPE,NAME,SIZE | awk "/$str/"' && !'"/$USB_DEVS/"' {sub(/^part/, "/dev/"); sub(/^lvm|^crypt/, "/dev/mapper/"); print $1$2 " " $3}')"
+    if [[ $IGNORE_DEV != "" ]]; then
+        PARTS="$(lsblk -lno TYPE,NAME,SIZE |
+            awk "/$str/"' && !'"/$IGNORE_DEV/"' {sub(/^part/, "/dev/"); sub(/^lvm|^crypt/, "/dev/mapper/"); print $1$2 " " $3}')"
     else
-        PARTS="$(lsblk -lno TYPE,NAME,SIZE | awk "/$str/"' {sub(/^part/, "/dev/"); sub(/^lvm|^crypt/, "/dev/mapper/"); print $1$2 " " $3}')"
+        PARTS="$(lsblk -lno TYPE,NAME,SIZE |
+            awk "/$str/"' {sub(/^part/, "/dev/"); sub(/^lvm|^crypt/, "/dev/mapper/"); print $1$2 " " $3}')"
     fi
 
     # number of partitions total