diff --git a/aur_install.go b/aur_install.go
index 87b8c883..200c6e3c 100644
--- a/aur_install.go
+++ b/aur_install.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type (
 		targetMode       parser.TargetMode
 		downloadOnly     bool
 		log              *text.Logger
+
+		manualConfirmRequired bool
 	}
 )
 
@@ -37,14 +39,15 @@ func NewInstaller(dbExecutor db.Executor,
 	downloadOnly bool, logger *text.Logger,
 ) *Installer {
 	return &Installer{
-		dbExecutor:       dbExecutor,
-		postInstallHooks: []PostInstallHookFunc{},
-		failedAndIgnored: map[string]error{},
-		exeCmd:           exeCmd,
-		vcsStore:         vcsStore,
-		targetMode:       targetMode,
-		downloadOnly:     downloadOnly,
-		log:              logger,
+		dbExecutor:            dbExecutor,
+		postInstallHooks:      []PostInstallHookFunc{},
+		failedAndIgnored:      map[string]error{},
+		exeCmd:                exeCmd,
+		vcsStore:              vcsStore,
+		targetMode:            targetMode,
+		downloadOnly:          downloadOnly,
+		log:                   logger,
+		manualConfirmRequired: true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +86,10 @@ func (installer *Installer) Install(ctx context.Context,
 	targets []map[string]*dep.InstallInfo,
 	pkgBuildDirs map[string]string,
 	excluded []string,
+	manualConfirmRequired bool,
 ) error {
+	installer.log.Debugln("manualConfirmRequired:", manualConfirmRequired)
+	installer.manualConfirmRequired = manualConfirmRequired
 	// Reorganize targets into layers of dependencies
 	var errMulti multierror.MultiError
 	for i := len(targets) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
@@ -117,6 +123,10 @@ func mergeLayers(layer1, layer2 map[string]*dep.InstallInfo) map[string]*dep.Ins
 	return layer1
 }
 
+func (installer *Installer) appendNoConfirm() bool {
+	return !installer.manualConfirmRequired || settings.NoConfirm
+}
+
 func (installer *Installer) handleLayer(ctx context.Context,
 	cmdArgs *parser.Arguments,
 	layer map[string]*dep.InstallInfo,
@@ -165,16 +175,17 @@ func (installer *Installer) handleLayer(ctx context.Context,
 		}
 	}
 
-	text.Debugln("syncDeps", syncDeps, "SyncExp", syncExp,
+	installer.log.Debugln("syncDeps", syncDeps, "SyncExp", syncExp,
 		"aurDeps", aurDeps, "aurExp", aurExp, "upgrade", upgradeSync)
 
-	errShow := installer.installSyncPackages(ctx, cmdArgs, syncDeps, syncExp, excluded, upgradeSync)
+	errShow := installer.installSyncPackages(ctx, cmdArgs, syncDeps, syncExp,
+		excluded, upgradeSync, installer.appendNoConfirm())
 	if errShow != nil {
 		return ErrInstallRepoPkgs
 	}
 
 	errAur := installer.installAURPackages(ctx, cmdArgs, aurDeps, aurExp,
-		nameToBaseMap, pkgBuildDirs, true, lastLayer)
+		nameToBaseMap, pkgBuildDirs, true, lastLayer, installer.appendNoConfirm())
 
 	return errAur
 }
@@ -185,6 +196,7 @@ func (installer *Installer) installAURPackages(ctx context.Context,
 	nameToBase, pkgBuildDirsByBase map[string]string,
 	installIncompatible bool,
 	lastLayer bool,
+	noConfirm bool,
 ) error {
 	all := aurDepNames.Union(aurExpNames).ToSlice()
 	if len(all) == 0 {
@@ -232,7 +244,8 @@ func (installer *Installer) installAURPackages(ctx context.Context,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := installPkgArchive(ctx, installer.exeCmd, installer.targetMode, installer.vcsStore, cmdArgs, pkgArchives); err != nil {
+	if err := installPkgArchive(ctx, installer.exeCmd, installer.targetMode,
+		installer.vcsStore, cmdArgs, pkgArchives, noConfirm); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s - %w", fmt.Sprintf(gotext.Get("error installing:")+" %v", pkgArchives), err)
 	}
 
@@ -361,6 +374,7 @@ func (installer *Installer) installSyncPackages(ctx context.Context, cmdArgs *pa
 	syncExp mapset.Set[string], // repo targets that are exp
 	excluded []string,
 	upgrade bool, // run even without targets
+	noConfirm bool,
 ) error {
 	repoTargets := syncDeps.Union(syncExp).ToSlice()
 	if len(repoTargets) == 0 && !upgrade {
@@ -379,7 +393,7 @@ func (installer *Installer) installSyncPackages(ctx context.Context, cmdArgs *pa
 	}
 
 	errShow := installer.exeCmd.Show(installer.exeCmd.BuildPacmanCmd(ctx,
-		arguments, installer.targetMode, settings.NoConfirm))
+		arguments, installer.targetMode, noConfirm))
 
 	if errD := asdeps(ctx, installer.exeCmd, installer.targetMode, cmdArgs, syncDeps.ToSlice()); errD != nil {
 		return errD
diff --git a/aur_install_test.go b/aur_install_test.go
index 255b1a36..9c272047 100644
--- a/aur_install_test.go
+++ b/aur_install_test.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestInstaller_InstallNeeded(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
-			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{})
+			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{}, false)
 			require.NoError(td, errI)
 
 			require.Len(td, mockRunner.ShowCalls, len(tc.wantShow))
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func TestInstaller_InstallMixedSourcesAndLayers(t *testing.T) {
 				"jellyfin": tmpDirJfin,
 			}
 
-			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, tc.targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{})
+			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, tc.targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{}, false)
 			require.NoError(td, errI)
 
 			require.Len(td, mockRunner.ShowCalls, len(tc.wantShow))
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func TestInstaller_CompileFailed(t *testing.T) {
 				"yay": tmpDir,
 			}
 
-			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, tc.targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{})
+			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, tc.targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{}, false)
 			if tc.wantErrInstall {
 				require.Error(td, errI)
 			} else {
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ func TestInstaller_InstallSplitPackage(t *testing.T) {
 				"jellyfin": tmpDir,
 			}
 
-			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, tc.targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{})
+			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, tc.targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{}, false)
 			require.NoError(td, errI)
 
 			require.Len(td, mockRunner.ShowCalls, len(tc.wantShow))
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ func TestInstaller_InstallDownloadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
-			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{})
+			errI := installer.Install(context.Background(), cmdArgs, targets, pkgBuildDirs, []string{}, false)
 			require.NoError(td, errI)
 
 			require.Len(td, mockRunner.ShowCalls, len(tc.wantShow))
diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index c58b525a..b13a2cf2 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ func displayNumberMenu(ctx context.Context, cfg *settings.Configuration, pkgS []
 	}
 
 	// modify the arguments to pass for the install
-	cmdArgs.Op = "S"
 	cmdArgs.Targets = targets
 
 	if len(cmdArgs.Targets) == 0 {
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index 9265921c..8072376a 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ func buildInstallPkgbuilds(
 		if !satisfied || !cfg.BatchInstall {
 			text.Debugln("non batch installing archives:", pkgArchives)
 			errArchive := installPkgArchive(ctx, cfg.Runtime.CmdBuilder,
-				cfg.Mode, cfg.Runtime.VCSStore, cmdArgs, pkgArchives)
+				cfg.Mode, cfg.Runtime.VCSStore, cmdArgs, pkgArchives, settings.NoConfirm)
 			errReason := setInstallReason(ctx, cfg.Runtime.CmdBuilder, cfg.Mode, cmdArgs, deps, exp)
 
 			deps = make([]string, 0)
@@ -802,7 +802,8 @@ func buildInstallPkgbuilds(
 	}
 
 	text.Debugln("installing archives:", pkgArchives)
-	errArchive := installPkgArchive(ctx, cfg.Runtime.CmdBuilder, cfg.Mode, cfg.Runtime.VCSStore, cmdArgs, pkgArchives)
+	errArchive := installPkgArchive(ctx, cfg.Runtime.CmdBuilder, cfg.Mode, cfg.Runtime.VCSStore,
+		cmdArgs, pkgArchives, settings.NoConfirm)
 	if errArchive != nil {
 		go cfg.Runtime.VCSStore.RemovePackages([]string{do.Aur[len(do.Aur)-1].String()})
 	}
@@ -823,6 +824,7 @@ func installPkgArchive(ctx context.Context,
 	vcsStore vcs.Store,
 	cmdArgs *parser.Arguments,
 	pkgArchives []string,
+	noConfirm bool,
 ) error {
 	if len(pkgArchives) == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -845,7 +847,7 @@ func installPkgArchive(ctx context.Context,
 	arguments.AddTarget(pkgArchives...)
 
 	if errShow := cmdBuilder.Show(cmdBuilder.BuildPacmanCmd(ctx,
-		arguments, mode, settings.NoConfirm)); errShow != nil {
+		arguments, mode, noConfirm)); errShow != nil {
 		return errShow
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/settings/config.go b/pkg/settings/config.go
index 8384d963..bae3e884 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/config.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/config.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	NewInstallEngine       bool     `json:"newinstallengine"`
 	Debug                  bool     `json:"debug"`
 	UseRPC                 bool     `json:"rpc"`
+	DoubleConfirm          bool     `json:"doubleconfirm"` // confirm install before and after build
 
 	CompletionPath string `json:"-"`
 	VCSFilePath    string `json:"-"`
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ func DefaultConfig(version string) *Configuration {
 		Version:                version,
 		Debug:                  false,
 		UseRPC:                 true,
+		DoubleConfirm:          true,
 		Runtime: &Runtime{
 			Logger: text.GlobalLogger,
 		},
diff --git a/sync.go b/sync.go
index 03bb6884..2af0d413 100644
--- a/sync.go
+++ b/sync.go
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ func (o *OperationService) Run(ctx context.Context,
 		return errInstall
 	}
 
-	cleanFunc := preparer.ShouldCleanMakeDeps(cmdArgs)
-	if cleanFunc != nil {
+	if cleanFunc := preparer.ShouldCleanMakeDeps(cmdArgs); cleanFunc != nil {
 		installer.AddPostInstallHook(cleanFunc)
 	}
 
@@ -158,7 +157,8 @@ func (o *OperationService) Run(ctx context.Context,
 		return errPGP
 	}
 
-	if errInstall := installer.Install(ctx, cmdArgs, targets, pkgBuildDirs, excluded); errInstall != nil {
+	if errInstall := installer.Install(ctx, cmdArgs, targets, pkgBuildDirs,
+		excluded, o.manualConfirmRequired(cmdArgs)); errInstall != nil {
 		return errInstall
 	}
 
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ func (o *OperationService) Run(ctx context.Context,
 	return multiErr.Return()
 }
 
+func (o *OperationService) manualConfirmRequired(cmdArgs *parser.Arguments) bool {
+	return (!cmdArgs.ExistsArg("u", "sysupgrade") && cmdArgs.Op != "Y") || o.cfg.DoubleConfirm
+}
+
 func confirmIncompatible(incompatible []string) error {
 	if len(incompatible) > 0 {
 		text.Warnln(gotext.Get("The following packages are not compatible with your architecture:"))
diff --git a/sync_test.go b/sync_test.go
index 3c36806a..bad51b2a 100644
--- a/sync_test.go
+++ b/sync_test.go
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ pkgname = python-vosk
 	}
 
 	cfg := &settings.Configuration{
+		DoubleConfirm:    true,
 		NewInstallEngine: true,
 		RemoveMake:       "no",
 		BuildDir:         tmpDir,