diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 401ce047..69bce33e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ main() {
   if _NVIM="$(command -v nvim)"; then
     if _check_nvim_version; then
       printf "\n%s\n" "=> Neovim will now open." && sleep 1
-      "${_NVIM}" +":lua require 'pluginList' vim.cmd('PackerSync')"
+      "${_NVIM}" +"autocmd User PackerComplete ++once quitall" \
+        +":lua require 'pluginList' vim.cmd('PackerSync')"
+      "${_NVIM}"
     else
       printf "Error: Neovim is installed, but version is lower than 0.5.x, install Neovim >= 5.x and then run nvim & do :PackerSync\n."
     fi
diff --git a/lua/plugins/telescope.lua b/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
index 0923c8c3..26f97e76 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if
  then
     -- This should only trigger when in need of PackerSync, so better do it
     print("After completion of PackerSync, restart neovim.")
+    -- Trigger packer compile on PackerComplete, so it properly waits for PackerSync
+    vim.cmd 'autocmd User PackerComplete ++once lua require("packer").compile()'
     require("packer").sync("telescope-fzf-native.nvim", "telescope-media-files.nvim")
-    -- why compile too ? well, packer is supposed to compile with sync only, but sometimes it doesn't work
-    vim.cmd("PackerCompile")
 end