diff --git a/akshara b/akshara
index 624f65f..e352bf2 100755
--- a/akshara
+++ b/akshara
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ def update_system():
                 exec('chmod', '-R', '755', varlibpacman_overlay_workdir)
 
                 exec('mount', '-t', 'overlay', 'overlay', '-o',
-                    f'lowerdir=/var/lib/pacman,upperdir={usr_overlay},workdir={usr_overlay_workdir}', '/mnt/iso-update/squashfs-root/usr')
+                    f'lowerdir=/mnt/iso-update/squashfs-root/,upperdir={usr_overlay},workdir={usr_overlay_workdir}', '/mnt/iso-update/squashfs-root/usr')
 
                 exec('mount', '-t', 'overlay', 'overlay', '-o',
-                    f'lowerdir=/var/lib/pacman,upperdir={varlibpacman_overlay},workdir={varlibpacman_overlay_workdir}', '/mnt/iso-update/squashfs-root/var/lib/pacman')
+                    f'lowerdir=/mnt/iso-update/squashfs-root/var/lib/pacman,upperdir={varlibpacman_overlay},workdir={varlibpacman_overlay_workdir}', '/mnt/iso-update/squashfs-root/var/lib/pacman')
 
                 # Install custom system packages
                 exec('touch', '/.custom_pkg_list')
diff --git a/akshara.hook b/akshara.hook
index 2f0adaa..203121b 100755
--- a/akshara.hook
+++ b/akshara.hook
@@ -75,17 +75,13 @@ run_latehook() {
     
     # Handle overlays.
 
-    if [[ ! -f /new_root/mnt/iso-update/.successful-update ]]; then
-        if [[ -f '/new_root/.blend-overlays/future-usr/.okay' ]] && [[ -f '/new_root/.blend-overlays/future-varlibpacman/.okay' ]]; then
-            for i in usr varlibpacman; do
-                rm -rf /new_root/.blend-overlays/$i
-                mv /new_root/.blend-overlays/future-$i /new_root/.blend-overlays/$i
-            done
-        else
-            rm -rf /new_root/.blend-overlays/usr.workdir /new_root/.blend-overlays/varlibpacman.workdir
-        fi
+    if [[ -f '/new_root/.blend-overlays/future-usr/.okay' ]] && [[ -f '/new_root/.blend-overlays/future-varlibpacman/.okay' ]]; then
+        for i in usr varlibpacman; do
+            rm -rf /new_root/.blend-overlays/$i
+            mv /new_root/.blend-overlays/future-$i /new_root/.blend-overlays/$i
+        done
     else
-        rm -rf /new_root/.blend-overlays
+        rm -rf /new_root/.blend-overlays/usr.workdir /new_root/.blend-overlays/varlibpacman.workdir
     fi
 
     for i in usr varlibpacman; do