diff --git a/lib/checks/check.sh b/lib/checks/check.sh
index e6cc2e3..7f38937 100755
--- a/lib/checks/check.sh
+++ b/lib/checks/check.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ info "Validating JuNest located in ${JUNEST_HOME}..."
 
 info "Initial JuNest setup..."
 echo "Server = ${DEFAULT_MIRROR}" >> /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
-pacman --noconfirm -Syy
+pacman --noconfirm -Syyu
 pacman --noconfirm -S grep coreutils
 pacman --noconfirm -S $(pacman -Sg base-devel | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | grep -v sudo)
 
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ then
     $RUN_ROOT_TESTS && tcptraceroute localhost
     pacman --noconfirm -Rsn ${aur_package}
 fi
+
+# The following ensure that the gpg agent gets killed (if exists)
+# otherwise it is not possible to exit from the session
+[[ -e /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/S.gpg-agent ]] && gpg-connect-agent -S /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/S.gpg-agent killagent /bye
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/lib/core/common.sh b/lib/core/common.sh
index d2ab487..8b15d57 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.sh
+++ b/lib/core/common.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ function proot_cmd(){
         ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${@}"
     elif PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1 ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${SH[@]}" "-c" ":"
     then
+        warn "Warn: Proot is not working, disabling SECCOMP instead. Expect the application to run slowly in particular when it uses syscalls intensively."
         PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1 ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${@}"
     else
         die "Error: Something went wrong with proot command. Exiting"