diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh
index dae5a753a..58d84dcc8 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _uki_uefi() {
     "${_EDITOR}" "${_UKIFY_CONFIG}"
     # enable uki handling in presets
     sd '#default_uki' 'default_uki' "${_DESTDIR}"/etc/mkinitcpio.d/*.preset
-    _run_mkinitcpio
+    _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Running mkinitcpio on installed system..." 6 75 0
     _mkinitcpio_error
     if [[ -e "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/EFI/Linux/arch-linux.efi" ]]; then
         _uki_install | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Setting up Unified Kernel Image..." 6 75 0
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh
index 0c29426d2..7d766d8e7 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/configuration.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ _run_locale_gen() {
 
 _set_mkinitcpio() {
     ${_EDITOR} "${_DESTDIR}""${_FILE}"
-    _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Rebuilding initramfs on installed system..." 6 75 0
+    _run_mkinitcpio | _dialog --title " Logging to ${_VC} | ${_LOG} " --gauge "Running mkinitcpio on installed system..." 6 75 0
     _mkinitcpio_error
 }