diff --git a/.local/bin/cron/checkup b/.local/bin/cron/checkup
index fa81ceb..bd711e8 100755
--- a/.local/bin/cron/checkup
+++ b/.local/bin/cron/checkup
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 
 ping -q -c 1 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || exit 1
 
+echo " " > /tmp/packagesupdate
+refbar &
 pacman -Syyuw --noconfirm
+rm -f /tmp/packagesupdate
+refbar &
diff --git a/.local/bin/cron/mirrors b/.local/bin/cron/mirrors
index 39ba55e..114b933 100755
--- a/.local/bin/cron/mirrors
+++ b/.local/bin/cron/mirrors
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-sudo reflector --latest 200 --protocol http --protocol https --sort \
+reflector --latest 200 --protocol http --protocol https --sort \
 	rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
diff --git a/.local/bin/scripts/dwmbar/packages b/.local/bin/scripts/dwmbar/packages
index c3368b4..489234e 100755
--- a/.local/bin/scripts/dwmbar/packages
+++ b/.local/bin/scripts/dwmbar/packages
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo " $(pacman -Qu | wc -l)"
+icon="$(cat /tmp/packagesupdate 2>/dev/null)"
+echo " $(pacman -Qu | wc -l)$icon"