diff --git a/install/apps/aur.sh b/install/apps/aur.sh
index de5af366..bfb33887 100644
--- a/install/apps/aur.sh
+++ b/install/apps/aur.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ -z "$OMARCHY_BARE" ]; then
-  yay -S --noconfirm --needed \
-    1password-beta 1password-clia \
-    python-poetry-core python-terminaltexteffects \
-    tzupdate wl-screenrec \
-    typora ttf-ia-writer
-fi
+if curl -sf --connect-timeout 30 -A "omarchy-update" \
+  "https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc/?v=5&type=info&arg=base" |
+  jq -e '.type=="multiinfo"' >/dev/null; then
+  if [ -z "$OMARCHY_BARE" ]; then
+    yay -S --noconfirm --needed \
+      1password-beta 1password-cli \
+      typora ttf-ia-writer
+  fi
 
-# We install chromium to be safe that we have a browser,
-# but replace it with our version if AUR is available
-sudo pacman -Rns chromium
-yay -S --noconfirm omarchy-chromium-bin
+  yay -S --noconfirm --needed \
+    tzupdate wl-screenrec \
+    python-poetry-core python-terminaltexteffects
+
+  # We install chromium to be safe that we have a browser,
+  # but replace it with our version if AUR is available
+  sudo pacman -Rns chromium
+  yay -S --noconfirm omarchy-chromium-bin
+else
+  echo -e "\n\e[31mAUR is unavailable. Skipping installation of: 1password, Typora, tte, tzupdate !\e[0m"
+  echo "You will have to install these later when AUR is available."
+  sleep 5
+fi