diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0357e1b..f71e3ff 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,41 @@
 
 set -e
 
-sudo -v || exit 1
+###################
+## Spinner stuff ##
+###################
 
-# keep sudo alive until script exits
-while true; do
-  sudo -n true
-  sleep 60
-  kill -0 "$$" || exit
-done 2>/dev/null &
+execute_with_spinner() {
+  local title="$1"
+  shift
+
+  spinner='⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏'
+  local i=0
+
+  draw_status() {
+    tput sc
+    tput cup $(($(tput lines) - 1)) 0
+    printf "%s %s" "${spinner:i++%${#spinner}:1}" "$title"
+    tput el
+    tput rc
+  }
+
+  while sleep 0.05; do
+    draw_status
+  done &
+  SPIN_PID=$!
+
+  "$@"
+
+  local status=$?
+
+  kill "$SPIN_PID"
+  wait "$SPIN_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+  echo
+
+  return $status
+}
 
 #########################
 ## gum style variables ##
@@ -18,7 +45,7 @@ done 2>/dev/null &
 GUM_SPIN_SPINNER="minidot"
 GUM_SPIN_SHOW_OUTPUT="true"
 
-sudo -v
+sudo -v || exit 1
 
 ####################
 ## Installing gum ##
@@ -26,7 +53,7 @@ sudo -v
 
 if ! command -v gum &>/dev/null; then
   echo "Installing gum"
-  sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm gum
+  execute_with_spinner "Installing gum" sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm gum
 fi
 
 ###################################
@@ -34,19 +61,19 @@ fi
 ###################################
 
 if ! command -v yay &>/dev/null; then
-  sudo -v
+  sudo -v || exit 1
   # gum spin --title "Installing yay dependencies" -- \
-  sudo pacman -S base-devel git --needed --noconfirm
+  execute_with_spinner "Installing yay dependencies" sudo pacman -S base-devel git --needed --noconfirm
 
   TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
   # gum spin --title "Cloning yay-bin from AUR" -- \
-  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git $TEMP_DIR/yay
+  execute_with_spinner "Cloning yay-bin from AUR" git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git $TEMP_DIR/yay
   cd $TEMP_DIR/yay
 
-  sudo -v
+  sudo -v || exit 1
   # gum spin --title "Installing yay" -- \
-  makepkg -si --noconfirm
+  execute_with_spinner "Installing yay" makepkg -si --noconfirm
 fi
 
 #############################
@@ -86,9 +113,9 @@ mapfile -t extratools < <(
 ## Installing stow ##
 #####################
 
-sudo -v
+sudo -v || exit 1
 # gum spin --title "Installing GNU Stow" -- \
-yay -S --needed --noconfirm stow
+execute_with_spinner "Installing GNU Stow" yay -S --needed --noconfirm stow
 
 ######################
 ## Applying configs ##
@@ -97,9 +124,9 @@ yay -S --needed --noconfirm stow
 for choice in "${desktop[@]}"; do
   case "$choice" in
   "Niri")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing niri alongside required packages" -- \
-    yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
+    execute_with_spinner "Installing niri and required packages" yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
       niri \
       ly \
       nautilus \
@@ -121,9 +148,9 @@ for choice in "${desktop[@]}"; do
     ;;
 
   "KDE Plasma")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing KDE Plasma" -- \
-    pacman -S --needed --noconfirm plasma kde-applications
+    execute_with_spinner "Installing KDE Plasma" pacman -S --needed --noconfirm plasma kde-applications
     sudo systemctl enable sddm
     ;;
   esac
@@ -132,9 +159,9 @@ done
 for choice in "${tools[@]}"; do
   case "$choice" in
   "Terminal")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing Terminal packages..." -- \
-    yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
+    "Installing Terminal packages" yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
       fastfetch \
       hyfetch \
       neovim \
@@ -149,21 +176,21 @@ for choice in "${tools[@]}"; do
       reflector
     stow fastfetch hyfetch nvim zsh --override
     # gum spin --title "Updating Tealdeer database" -- \
-    tldr --update
+    execute_with_spinner "Updating Tealdeer database" tldr --update
     ;;
 
   "Terminal Emulator")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing Terminal Emulator..." -- \
-    yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
+    execute_with_spinner "Installing Terminal Emulator" yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
       ghostty
     stow ghostty --override
     ;;
 
   "Gaming")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing Gaming Packages..." -- \
-    yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
+    execute_with_spinner "Installing Gaming packages" yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
       mangohud \
       gamemode \
       steam \
@@ -172,24 +199,24 @@ for choice in "${tools[@]}"; do
       arrpc
     stow mangohud --override
 
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --spinner minidot --title "Applying arrpy systemd fix..." -- \
     sudo cp /usr/lib/systemd/user/arrpc.service /etc/systemd/system/arrpc.service &&
       sudo systemctl enable arrpc --now
     ;;
 
   "VR Gaming")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing VR Gaming Packages..." -- \
-    yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
+    execute_with_spinner "Installing VR Gaming packages" yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
       alvr-launcher-bin \
       wlx-overlay-s-bin
     ;;
 
   "Hamr Sticker Picker")
-    sudo -v
+    sudo -v || exit 1
     # gum spin --title "Installing hamr..." -- \
-    yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
+    execute_with_spinner "Installing hamr" yay -S --needed --noconfirm \
       hamr
 
     stow hamr-sticker-picker --override
@@ -230,6 +257,6 @@ extpkgstr=$(
   echo "${extrapkgs[*]}"
 )
 
-sudo -v
+sudo -v || exit 1
 # gum spin --title "Installing extra packages" -- \
-yay -S --needed --noconfirm "$extpkgstr"
+execute_with_spinner "Installing extra packages" yay -S --needed --noconfirm "$extpkgstr"
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index ab1339f..eb73717 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if ! command -v yay &>/dev/null; then
 fi
 
 echo "Installing packages"
-sudo -v
+sudo -v || exit 1
 yay -S --noconfirm --needed - <$DOTFILES_DIR/packages.txt
 
 echo "Changing default shell"