diff --git a/bin/manjaro-architect.in b/bin/manjaro-architect.in
index 218dd70..c0639d8 100644
--- a/bin/manjaro-architect.in
+++ b/bin/manjaro-architect.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version=@version@
 
 LIBDIR='@libdir@'
 DATADIR='@datadir@'
-
+PROFILES="$DATADIR/profiles"
 [[ -r ${LIBDIR}/util.sh ]] && source ${LIBDIR}/util.sh
 
 import ${LIBDIR}/ini_val.sh
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ else
 	hostcache=true
 	cachepath="/var/cache/pacman/pkg/"
 fi
+profile-validate -r &
 main_menu
diff --git a/lib/util-base.sh b/lib/util-base.sh
index 62b165e..a70ea5a 100644
--- a/lib/util-base.sh
+++ b/lib/util-base.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ setup_profiles() {
         inst_needed git
         # download manjaro-tools.-isoprofiles git repo
         if [[ -e $PROFILES ]]; then
-            git -C $PROFILES pull 2>$ERR
+            #git -C $PROFILES pull 2>$ERR
+            profile-validate -r 2>$ERR
             check_for_error "pull profiles repo" $?
         else
-            git clone -b manjaro-architect --depth 1 https://gitlab.manjaro.org/profiles-and-settings/iso-profiles.git $PROFILES 2>$ERR
+            profile-validate -r 2>$ERR
+            #git clone -b manjaro-architect --depth 1 https://gitlab.manjaro.org/profiles-and-settings/iso-profiles.git $PROFILES 2>$ERR
             check_for_error "clone profiles repo" $?
         fi
 }
diff --git a/lib/util-desktop.sh b/lib/util-desktop.sh
index 91f78cd..78a2fda 100644
--- a/lib/util-desktop.sh
+++ b/lib/util-desktop.sh
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ install_desktop() {
     fi
     # Prep variables
     touch /tmp/.git_profiles
-    setup_profiles
+    #setup_profiles
+    PROFILES="$DATADIR/profiles"
     pkgs_src=$PROFILES/shared/Packages-Root
     pkgs_target=/mnt/.base
     BTRF_CHECK=$(echo "btrfs-progs" "" off)