diff --git a/installer b/installer
index 859f4a8..101f054 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ VER=2.1.64
 
 # default values {
 
-DIST=$(awk -F'"' '/^NAME=/ {print $2}' /etc/os-release 2> /dev/null)
+n=$(awk '/^NAME=/ {gsub(/^NAME=|"|'\''/, ""); print $1}' /etc/os-release 2> /dev/null)
+DIST=${n:-ArchLabs}
 MNT=/mnt                           # installation root mountpoint if not set
 SYS=Unknown                        # boot type, to be determined: UEFI/BIOS
 FONT=ter-i16n                      # font used for the linux console