diff --git a/archx.sh b/archx.sh
index fb31ead..f955d44 100644
--- a/archx.sh
+++ b/archx.sh
@@ -312,8 +312,11 @@ basic_postinstall(){
 	fi
 
 	if [[ -n $cinetwork ]]; then
-		cp /etc/systemd/network/??-cloud-init-*.link /etc/systemd/network/??-cloud-init-*.network /mnt/etc/systemd/network || : # ignore failures because file doesn't exist
+		set +e # we briefly need errors ignored
+		cp /etc/systemd/network/??-cloud-init-*.link /mnt/etc/systemd/network || : # ignore failures because file doesn't exist
+		cp /etc/systemd/network/??-cloud-init-*.network /mnt/etc/systemd/network || : # ignore failures because file doesn't exist
 		cat /mnt/etc/systemd/network/??-cloud-init-*.network | grep -E 'DNS|Domains' | sed 's/DNS=/nameserver /g' | sed 's/Domains=/search /g' >> /mnt/etc/resolv.conf
+		set -e # reenable exit-on-error
 
 		# Fix up multiple match clauses generated by borked cloud-init
 		for f in /mnt/etc/systemd/network/??-cloud-init-*.network; do