diff --git a/archlinux/install.sh b/archlinux/install.sh
index 4bafc85..9c6c9ae 100755
--- a/archlinux/install.sh
+++ b/archlinux/install.sh
@@ -94,13 +94,17 @@ while :; do
 done
 stty echo
 
+# user confirmation
+while :; do
+    printf "\nThis script is descructive."
+    prompt confirmed "" "Are you sure you want to contiue." YES NO
+    [[ "${confirmed?}" == "YES" ]] && break
+    [[ "${confirmed?}" == "NO" ]] && {
+        printf "Exiting script\n"
+        exit 1
+    }
+done
 
-## Format disk(s)
-mkfs.fat -F 32 "$root_dev"1
-mkfs.btrfs -f "$root_dev"2
-[[ "${home_fmt:-0}" -eq 1 ]] && {
-    mkfs.btrfs -f "$home_dev"1
-}
 
 ## Configure root btrfs
 mount --mkdir "$root_dev"2 /mnt