diff --git a/.github/workflows/installer.yml b/.github/workflows/installer.yml
index 42522ed6a..b976ccbf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installer.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: test installer.sh
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - "main"
+      - "*"
     paths:
       - scripts/installer.sh
   pull_request:
diff --git a/scripts/installer.sh b/scripts/installer.sh
index 6e905a25c..19911ee23 100755
--- a/scripts/installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/installer.sh
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ main() {
 			;;
 		pacman)
 			set -x
-			$SUDO pacman -Sy
 			$SUDO pacman -S tailscale --noconfirm
 			$SUDO systemctl enable --now tailscaled
 			set +x