diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
index f2b546ff9..3c613e3c8 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ do_efistub_uefi() {
 
 do_systemd_boot_uefi() {
 
-    DIALOG --msgbox "Setting up Systemd-boot now ..." 0 0
+    DIALOG --infobox "Setting up Systemd-boot now ..." 0 0
 
     # create directory structure, if it doesn't exist
     ! [[ -d "${DESTDIR}/${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}/loader/entries" ]] && mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}/loader/entries"
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ GUMEOF
     uefi_mount_efivarfs
 
     chroot_mount
-    chroot "${DESTDIR}" "/usr/bin/bootctl" --path="${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}" install
-    chroot "${DESTDIR}" "/usr/bin/bootctl" --path="${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}" update
+    chroot "${DESTDIR}" "/usr/bin/bootctl" --path="${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}" install > $LOG
+    chroot "${DESTDIR}" "/usr/bin/bootctl" --path="${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}" update > $LOG
     chroot_umount
 
     if [[ -e "${DESTDIR}/${UEFISYS_MOUNTPOINT}/EFI/systemd/systemd-boot${_SPEC_UEFI_ARCH}.efi" ]]; then
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh
index 2d4a58566..27785a17a 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ if [[ "${RUNNING_ARCH}" == "aarch64" ]]; then
     VMLINUZ="Image.gz"
     VMLINUZ_EFISTUB="Image"
 fi
-# name of the initramfs filesystem
-INITRAMFS="initramfs-${KERNELPKG}"
 # abstract the common pacman args
 PACMAN="pacman --root ${DESTDIR} ${PACMAN_CONF} --cachedir=${DESTDIR}/var/cache/pacman/pkg --noconfirm --noprogressbar"