diff --git a/installer b/installer
index 6321865..b53322f 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -2031,12 +2031,12 @@ install_check_bg()
 	cp -f /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist "$MNT/etc/pacman.d/"
 	al_repo "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf"
 	{
-		chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm"
 		if pacman-key --list-keys | grep -q "expired.*Nathaniel Maia" || ! pacman-key --list-keys | grep -q "$key"; then
 			chrun "pacman-key --recv-keys '$key'"
 			chrun "pacman-key --finger '$key'"
 			chrun "pacman-key --lsign-key '$key'"
 		fi
+		chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm"
 		chrun "pacman -S archlinux-keyring archlabs-keyring --noconfirm"
 		chrun "pacman -S ${ISO_PKGS[*]} $luks $NET_TYPE --noconfirm --needed"