diff --git a/installer b/installer
index 1f648ba..6e98bcb 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # AIF, Calamares, and the Arch Wiki.. Credit where credit is due
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2046,SC2254,SC2164
-VER=2.7
+VER=2.8
 
 # default values {
 
@@ -2210,13 +2210,14 @@ install_background()
 	(
 		install_mirrorlist > /tmp/bgout 2>&1
 		al_repo "/etc/pacman.conf"
-		pacman -Sy >> /tmp/bgout 2>&1
+		pacman -Syy >> /tmp/bgout 2>&1
 		pacstrap /mnt >> /tmp/bgout 2>&1
 
 		cp -Rf /etc/pacman.d "$MNT/etc/"
 		cp -f /etc/pacman.conf "$MNT/etc/"
 		cp -f /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/"
 		al_repo "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf" || chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm" >> /tmp/bgout 2>&1
+		chrun "pacman -S archlinux-keyring --noconfirm" >> /tmp/bgout 2>&1
 
 		chrun "pacman -S ${ISO_PKGS[*]} $net $luks --noconfirm --needed" >> /tmp/bgout 2>&1