diff --git a/dist/antergos-iso b/dist/antergos-iso
index 3eb86aa..ab26d49 100644
--- a/dist/antergos-iso
+++ b/dist/antergos-iso
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@
 ##
 ###
 
-APP_ICON=''
-APP_NAME=''
-CNCHI_STARTED='False'
-IS_MINIMAL='False'
-LOG_PATH='/tmp/pacman-boot'
+if [[ -z "${INITIALIZED}" ]]; then
+	APP_ICON=''
+	APP_NAME=''
+	CNCHI_STARTED='False'
+	IS_MINIMAL='False'
+	LOG_PATH='/tmp/pacman-boot'
+	INITIALIZED='True'
+fi
 
 
 ###
@@ -45,6 +48,16 @@ LOG_PATH='/tmp/pacman-boot'
 ##
 ###
 
+pac() {
+	sudo pacman "$1" --noconfirm --force --needed "${@:2}"
+}
+
+
+packey() {
+	sudo pacman-key "$@"
+}
+
+
 hotfix_setup_environment() {
 	_2log "[antergos-iso] Setting up environment.."
 	
@@ -55,13 +68,8 @@ hotfix_setup_environment() {
 	[[ -f /tmp/.setup-running ]] && CNCHI_STARTED='True'
 	[[ -d /home/antergos/.config/openbox ]] && IS_MINIMAL='True'
 
-	alias pacSyy='sudo pacman -Syy --noconfirm --force'
-	alias pacS='sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --force'
-	alias packey_populate='sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux antergos'
-	alias packey_init='sudo pacman-key --init'
-
 	if [[ $(systemd-detect-virt) && 'oracle' = $(systemd-detect-virt -v) ]]; then
-		VBoxClient-all
+		[[ -e /tmp/.VBoxClient-started ]] || VBoxClient-all && touch /tmp/.VBoxClient-started
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ font_patch() {
 
 
 stop_cnchi() {
-	sudo killall -w /usr/bin/cnchi cnchi python && sudo rm /tmp/.setup-running
+	sudo killall -w /usr/bin/cnchi cnchi python && sudo rm /tmp/.setup-running > /dev/null 2>&1
 	sudo systemctl stop pamac > /dev/null 2>&1
 	sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck > /dev/null 2>&1
 
@@ -119,9 +127,9 @@ notify_no_updates() {
 
 
 populate_pacman_keyring() {
-	{ ${BASH_ALIASES[packey_populate]} && return 0; } || \
-		{ ${BASH_ALIASES[packey_init]} && ${BASH_ALIASES[packey_populate]} && return 0; } || \
-			return 1
+	{ packey --populate archlinux antergos && return 0; } \
+		|| { packey --init &&  packey --populate archlinux antergos && return 0; } \
+			|| return 1
 }
 
 
@@ -132,31 +140,38 @@ hotfix_waiting_for_internet() {
 
 hotfix_maybe_update() {
 	add_or_remove_antbs_mirrorlist 'add'
-	${BASH_ALIASES[pacSyy]} iso-hotfix-utility || populate_pacman_keyring && ${BASH_ALIASES[pacSyy]} iso-hotfix-utility
+	pac -Syy iso-hotfix-utility || populate_pacman_keyring && pac -Syy iso-hotfix-utility
+}
+
+
+_hotfix_checkupdates_requires_fakeroot() {
+	pac -S fakeroot
 }
 
 
 hotfix_run_when_connected() {
 	if [[ 'True' = "${IS_MINIMAL}" ]]; then
-		${BASH_ALIASES[pacS]} numix-icon-theme-square numix-icon-theme numix-frost-themes adwaita-icon-theme
+		pac -S numix-icon-theme-square numix-icon-theme numix-frost-themes adwaita-icon-theme
 	else
 		sudo modprobe -a spl zfs
 	fi
 
+	_hotfix_checkupdates_requires_fakeroot
+
 	local CHECK_UPDATES
 	CHECK_UPDATES=$(sudo checkupdates)
 
-	[[ "${CHECK_UPDATES}" = *'cnchi'* ]] && INSTALL_CNCHI='True'
+	[[ "${CHECK_UPDATES}" = *'cnchi'* ]] && UPDATE_CNCHI='True'
 
-	if [[ ${INSTALL_CNCHI} = 'True' ]]; then
+	if [[ ${UPDATE_CNCHI} = 'True' ]]; then
 		notify_user "${INSTALLING_UPDATES}" "${INSTALLING_UPDATES_SUB}"
 		stop_cnchi
-		${BASH_ALIASES[pacS]} cnchi && LEVEL='normal'; _notify_user "${UPDATE_COMPLETE}" "${UPDATE_COMPLETE_SUB}"
-		start_cnchi && CNCHI_RESTARTED='True'
+		pac -S cnchi && LEVEL='normal'; _notify_user "${UPDATE_COMPLETE}" "${UPDATE_COMPLETE_SUB}"
 	else
 		LEVEL='normal'; notify_no_updates
-		[[ -f /tmp/.setup-running ]] || start_cnchi
 	fi
+
+	[[ -f /tmp/.setup-running ]] || start_cnchi
 }
 
 
diff --git a/iso-hotfix-utility b/iso-hotfix-utility
index d8609d0..28aba63 100644
--- a/iso-hotfix-utility
+++ b/iso-hotfix-utility
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with iso-hotfix-utility; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-shopt -s expand_aliases
-
 
 ###
 ##
@@ -34,13 +32,16 @@ shopt -s expand_aliases
 ##
 ###
 
-NETWORK_ALIVE=1
-NOTIFIED='False'
-SCRIPT_UPDATED='False'
-LAST_SENT=''
-APP_ICON=''
-APP_NAME=''
-LEVEL=''
+if [[ -z "${_INITIALIZED}" ]]; then
+	NETWORK_ALIVE=1
+	NOTIFIED='False'
+	SCRIPT_UPDATED='False'
+	LAST_SENT=''
+	APP_ICON=''
+	APP_NAME=''
+	LEVEL=''
+	_INITIALIZED='True'
+fi
 
 
 ###
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ _notify_user() {
 		LAST_SENT=$(notify-send.sh -a "${APP_NAME}" -i "${APP_ICON}" -u "${LEVEL}" -p "$1" "$2")
 	fi
 
-	_2log "${LAST_SENT}"
+	echo "${LAST_SENT}" > /dev/null
 }
 
 
@@ -140,36 +141,38 @@ shopt -q extglob; extglob_set=$?
 # set extglob if it wasn't originally set.
 ((extglob_set)) && shopt -s extglob
 
+
 supplemental_files_i18n=(/etc/iso-hotfix-utility.d/**_i18n)
 supplemental_files=(/etc/iso-hotfix-utility.d/**!(_i18n))
 
+# Load translatable strings for supplemental files
 for supplemental_file_i18n in "${supplemental_files_i18n[@]}"
 do
 	# shellcheck source=/dev/null
 	source "${supplemental_file_i18n}"
 done
 
+# Load supplemental files
 for supplemental_file in "${supplemental_files[@]}"
 do
 	# shellcheck source=/dev/null
 	source "${supplemental_file}"
 done
 
+
 # unset extglob if it wasn't originally set
 ((extglob_set)) && shopt -u extglob
 
 
 hotfix_before_environment_setup "$1"
 
-{ _setup_environment \
-	&& hotfix_setup_environment \
-	&& _run_when_connected \
-	&& sleep 5 \
-	&& [[ -f /tmp/.setup-running ]] \
-	&& exit 0
-} >> /tmp/pacman-boot.log 2>&1;
+{
+	{ _setup_environment \
+		&& hotfix_setup_environment \
+		&& _run_when_connected \
+		&& sleep 5 \
+		&& [[ -f /tmp/.setup-running ]] \
+		&& exit 0; \
+	} || { hotfix_run_if_failed && exit 1; }
 
-
-hotfix_run_if_failed
-
-exit 1;
+} >> /tmp/pacman-boot.log 2>&1;