diff --git a/installers/arch/PKGBUILD b/installers/arch/PKGBUILD
index 1c3ee00..87c8552 100644
--- a/installers/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/installers/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgname="ajh-setup"
 pkgver="1.0.0"
 pkgver="1"
-pkgrel="1"
+pkgrel="2"
 pkgdesc="Install my config for Arch based systems."
 arch=("x86_64")
 
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ depends=(
 "clang"
 "python-pip"
 "shellcheck"
-"fakeroot"
-"base-devel"
 
 #multimedia
 "pavucontrol"
diff --git a/installers/arch/SCRIPTS/aur-install.sh b/installers/arch/SCRIPTS/aur-install.sh
index 93c7425..30a476f 100755
--- a/installers/arch/SCRIPTS/aur-install.sh
+++ b/installers/arch/SCRIPTS/aur-install.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ wayland-idle-inhibitor-git
 tofi
 librewolf-bin"
 
+sudo pacman -S base-devel fakeroot
 
 mkdir -p "$YAY_INSTALL_DIR"
 git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git "$YAY_INSTALL_DIR" 
diff --git a/installers/arch/install.sh b/installers/arch/install.sh
index 4c93e03..aa0a4bf 100755
--- a/installers/arch/install.sh
+++ b/installers/arch/install.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ configuration() {
     chsh -s /bin/zsh "$USER"
 
     #setup .zprofile and zsh history file
-    cd ~ || return
     ln -s ~/.profile ~/.zprofile
     mkdir -p ~/.cache/zsh
     touch ~/.cache/zsh/history
@@ -108,6 +107,8 @@ configuration() {
 
 }
 
+sudo pacman -Syu
+
 makepkg -si
 
 #do any installation steps here
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ read input
 [ "$input" = "y" ] && wireless
 
 echo "installing AUR packages..."
+echo "$PWD"
 sh ./SCRIPTS/aur-install.sh
 echo "Done installing AUR packages."
 echo ""