diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh
index 1eae52372..3967f70cc 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh
@@ -155,13 +155,17 @@ _install_base_packages() {
             ${_PACMAN} -Syw ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} ${_PACMAN_DB} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1
         fi
     fi
-    echo "Installing ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} to ${1}..."
+    echo "Installing ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_MKINITCPIO} to ${1}..."
+    : >/tmp/{60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook,90-mkinitcpio-install.hook}
     if grep -q 'archboot' /etc/hostname; then
         ${_PACMAN} -Sy --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} &>"${_LOG}" || exit 1
+        ${_PACMAN} -Sy  --hookdir /tmp mkinitcpio ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} >"${_LOG}" 2>&1 || exit 1
     else
         #shellcheck disable=SC2086
         ${_PACMAN} -Sy --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1
+        ${_PACMAN} -Sy  --hookdir /tmp mkinitcpio ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} >"${_LOG}" 2>&1 || exit 1
     fi
+    rm /tmp/{60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook,90-mkinitcpio-install.hook}
 }
 
 _install_archboot() {
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/repository.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/repository.sh
index 1f8cca16a..4e9a4cdfd 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/repository.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/repository.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _download_packages() {
     else
         _pacman_key_system
     fi
-    _PACKAGES="${_PACKAGES} ${_ARCHBOOT} ${_KEYRING} ${_MAN_INFO_PACKAGES}"
+    _PACKAGES="${_KEYRING} ${_ARCHBOOT} ${_PACKAGES} ${_MAN_INFO_PACKAGES}"
     echo "Downloading ${_PACKAGES} to ${1}..."
     #shellcheck disable=SC2086
     ${_PACMAN} -Syw ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} ${_PACMAN_DB} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1