diff --git a/archlinux.sh b/archlinux.sh
index b057c55..e3b7fd8 100755
--- a/archlinux.sh
+++ b/archlinux.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ makepkg -s -c -C --noconfirm --noprogressbar
 cd ..
 rm -rf ./mnt-and-sway/
 
+# it doesn't install dependencies from the AUR for some reason (see also python-vdf below)
+# python-requests is required for getting the pkgver, at least... for some reason
+git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/olympus-bin.git
+cd ./olympus-bin/
+yay -S lua51-lsqlite3 python-requests pacman-contrib --noconfirm --needed
+updpkgsums
+makepkg -s -c -C --noconfirm --noprogressbar
+cd ..
+rm -rf ./olympus-bin/
+
 # these are built from source
 build_aur_package 'paru'
 build_aur_package 'fjordlauncherunlocked'
@@ -54,10 +64,11 @@ build_aur_package 'swayfx'
 build_aur_package 'librewolf-allow-dark'
 
 
-# these two are super tiny so not really any reason not to build them here
+# these are super tiny so not really any reason not to build them here
 build_aur_package 'vesktop-bin'
 build_aur_package 'bluetooth-support'
 build_aur_package 'rate-mirrors-bin'
+build_aur_package 'yay-bin'
 
 
 # big, so only for slow things and over LAN
@@ -67,10 +78,6 @@ build_aur_package 'visual-studio-code-bin'
 build_aur_package 'mindustry-bin'
 build_aur_package 'dwarfs-bin'
 
-# it doesn't install dependencies from the AUR for some reason (see also python-vdf below)
-yay -S lua51-lsqlite3 python-requests --noconfirm --needed
-build_aur_package 'olympus-bin'
-
 yay -S python-vdf --noconfirm --needed
 build_aur_package 'protontricks'