diff --git a/installer b/installer
index ff40a10..6321865 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # AIF, Calamares, and the Arch Wiki.. Credit where credit is due
 
 # shellcheck disable=2086,2046,2254,2164,2030,2031,2001
-VER=2.23
+VER=2.24
 
 # default values {
 
@@ -1603,6 +1603,9 @@ install_main()
 		errshow 0 "chrun '$USERCMD'"
 	fi
 
+	# reset the signature check in pacman.conf
+	# tr '\n' '\a' < "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf" | sed 's/\(\[archlabs]\).*SigLevel = Optional TrustAll/\1/' | tr '\a' '\n'
+
 	while :; do
 		dlg choice menu "Finalization" "$_edit" \
 			finished   "exit the installer and reboot" \
@@ -1774,7 +1777,35 @@ install_user()
 	# upgrade existing home with new skeleton configs, making backups when needed
 	(( i )) && cp -rfaT -b --suffix='.bak' "$MNT/etc/skel/" "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER"
 
-	install_cleanup "$NEWUSER"
+
+	# cleanup the new home folder
+
+	# remove tint2 configs if bspwm and openbox aren't being installed
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/tint2"
+
+	# remove jgmenu configs if bspwm, fluxbox, and openbox aren't being installed
+	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (fluxbox|bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/jgmenu"
+
+	# remove geany configs if it wasn't installed
+	[[ ${USER_PKGS[*]} != *geany* ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.config/geany"
+
+	# remove shell stuff for unused shells
+	[[ $NEWSHELL != 'bash' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.bash"*
+	[[ $NEWSHELL != 'zsh' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.z"*
+
+	cat >> "$MNT/etc/profile" <<- EOF
+	# add ~/.local/bin to the PATH
+	echo \$PATH | grep -q "/home/$NEWUSER/.local/bin:" || export PATH="/home/$NEWUSER/.local/bin:\$PATH"
+	EOF
+
+	# failed to install some AL packages so put a list in a script for the user to install later
+	if [[ "${FAIL_PKG[*]}" ]]; then
+		cat > "$MNT/home/$NEWUSER/packages" <<- EOF
+		#!/bin/bash
+		sudo pacman -Syyu ${FAIL_PKG[*]} --needed --noconfirm || exit
+		rm -f /home/$NEWUSER/packages"
+		EOF
+	fi
 }
 
 install_login()
@@ -1797,40 +1828,6 @@ install_login()
 	config_${LOGIN_TYPE}
 }
 
-install_cleanup()
-{
-	local user="$1"
-
-	# remove tint2 configs if bspwm and openbox aren't being installed
-	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.config/tint2"
-
-	# remove jgmenu configs if bspwm, fluxbox, and openbox aren't being installed
-	[[ $INSTALL_WMS =~ (fluxbox|bspwm|openbox) ]] || rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.config/jgmenu"
-
-	# remove geany configs if it wasn't installed
-	[[ ${USER_PKGS[*]} != *geany* ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.config/geany"
-
-	# remove shell stuff for unused shells
-	[[ $NEWSHELL != 'bash' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.bash"*
-	[[ $NEWSHELL != 'zsh' ]] && rm -rf "$MNT/home/$user/.z"*
-
-	cat >> "$MNT/etc/profile" <<- EOF
-	# add ~/.local/bin to the PATH
-	echo \$PATH | grep -q "/home/$user/.local/bin:" || export PATH="/home/$user/.local/bin:\$PATH"
-	EOF
-
-	# failed to install some AL packages so put a list in a script for the user to install later
-	if [[ "${FAIL_PKG[*]}" ]]; then
-		cat > "$MNT/home/$user/packages" <<- EOF
-		#!/bin/bash
-		sudo pacman -Syyu ${FAIL_PKG[*]} --needed --noconfirm || exit
-		rm -f /home/$user/packages"
-		EOF
-	fi
-
-	return 0
-}
-
 install_bootldr()
 {
 	local uuid_type="UUID" url=''
@@ -2035,7 +2032,7 @@ install_check_bg()
 	al_repo "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf"
 	{
 		chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm"
-		if ! pacman-key --list-keys | grep -q "$key"; then
+		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'"
@@ -2156,7 +2153,7 @@ install_background()
 		al_repo "$MNT/etc/pacman.conf"
 		{
 			chrun "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm"
-			if ! pacman-key --list-keys | grep -q "$key"; then
+			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'"
@@ -3212,7 +3209,11 @@ al_repo()
 {
 	local conf="$1"
 
-	grep -q '[archlabs]' "$conf" 2> /dev/null && return 0
+	# disable the signature check for AL repo in pacman.conf
+	# [[ $(tr '\n' '\a' < "$conf" | grep -o '\[archlabs].*SigLevel = Optional TrustAll' | tr '\a' '\n') ]] && return 0
+	# SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
+
+	grep -q '\[archlabs]' "$conf" 2> /dev/null && return 0
 
 	if ! grep -q 'ILoveCandy' "$conf" 2> /dev/null; then
 		sed -i 's/^#Color/Color/' "$conf"