diff --git a/akshara b/akshara
index 4a0dfa8..bd6fd18 100644
--- a/akshara
+++ b/akshara
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 import yaml
+import shutil
 import filecmp
 import argparse
 import requests
+import platform
 import fasteners
+from threading import Event
 import subprocess
 
 __version = '1.0.0'
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ def update_system():
             repo = "https://pkg-repo.blendos.co"
         elif not (repo.startswith("https://") or repo.startswith("http://")):
             repo = "https://" + repo
+
         if not os.path.isfile('/.update.tar.zst'):
             if exec('wget', '-q', '--show-progress', f'{bootstrap_repo}/iso/latest/archlinux-bootstrap-x86_64.tar.zst', '-O', '/.update.tar.zst') != 0:
                 warn('failed download')
@@ -219,6 +224,10 @@ def update_system():
             'blend-files'
         ]
 
+        keep = [
+            '/usr/share'
+        ]
+
         if (type(blend_release.get('impl')) == str and
                 type(blend_release.get('track')) != 'custom'):
             res = interpret_track(blend_release)
@@ -250,7 +259,7 @@ def update_system():
 
         with open('/.new_rootfs/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist', 'w') as pacman_mirrorlist_conf:
             pacman_mirrorlist_conf.write(
-                f'Server = {arch_repo}/$repo/os/$arch\n')
+                    f'Server = {arch_repo}/$repo/os/$arch\n')
 
         exec_chroot('mkdir', '-p', '/var/cache/pacman/pkg')
         exec_chroot('rm', '-rf', '/var/cache/pacman/pkg')
@@ -430,6 +439,7 @@ Server = {package_repo["repo-url"]}
         exec('cp', '-ax', '/.new_rootfs/var/lib/pacman', '/.new.var.lib/pacman')
 
         exec('mv', '.new_rootfs', '.update_rootfs')
+        exec('cp', '-ax', '/.update_rootfs/etc', '/.update_rootfs/usr/etc')
 
         new_boot_files = []
 
@@ -520,7 +530,7 @@ except:
     # remove update and akshara stuff if the program errors (either exited by the user or an error) and is updating
     if command == update_system and not args.keep_files_on_error:
         exec('umount', '-rf', '/.new_rootfs/')
-        exec('rmdir', '/.new_rootfs/')
+        exec('rm', '-rf', '/.new_rootfs/')
         exec('rm', '-rf', '/.update_rootfs')
         exec('rm', '-f', '/.update')
     else: