diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh
index 4a23a13a7..dc8ca7730 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh
@@ -120,9 +120,12 @@ _update_environment() {
     if [[ "${_LOCAL_KERNEL}" == "${_ONLINE_KERNEL}" ]]; then
         _progress "98" "No new kernel online available. Skipping update environment."
         sleep 2
-        _progress "100" "Pacman configuration completed successfully."
-        sleep 2
+    else
+        _progress "98" "New kernel online available."
+        touch /.new_kernel
     fi
+    _progress "100" "Pacman configuration completed successfully."
+    sleep 2
 }
 
 _check
@@ -166,9 +169,12 @@ if [[ ! -e "/var/cache/pacman/pkg/archboot.db" ]] &&\
     [[ "$(grep -w MemTotal /proc/meminfo | cut -d ':' -f2 | sed -e 's# ##g' -e 's#kB$##g')" -gt "2571000" ]] &&\
     ! [[ "${_RUNNING_ARCH}" == "riscv64" ]]; then
         _update_environment | _dialog --no-mouse --gauge "Refreshing pacman package database..." 6 70 0
-        _dialog --title " New Kernel Available " --defaultno --yesno "Do you want to update the Archboot Environment to ${_ONLINE_KERNEL}?\n\nATTENTION:\nThis will reboot the system using kexec!" 9 60 && _UPDATE_ENVIRONMENT=1
-        if [[ -n "${_UPDATE_ENVIRONMENT}" ]]; then
-            _run_update_environment
+        if [[ -e /.new_kernel ]]; then
+            _dialog --title " New Kernel Available " --defaultno --yesno "Do you want to update the Archboot Environment to ${_ONLINE_KERNEL}?\n\nATTENTION:\nThis will reboot the system using kexec!" 9 60 && _UPDATE_ENVIRONMENT=1
+            if [[ -n "${_UPDATE_ENVIRONMENT}" ]]; then
+                _run_update_environment
+            fi
+            rm /.new_kernel
         fi
         _cleanup
 fi