diff --git a/alpine_install.sh b/alpine_install.sh
index 576ed98..847cd75 100755
--- a/alpine_install.sh
+++ b/alpine_install.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ fi
 [[ "$repository_protocol" ]] && printf "|> setting protocol for all repositories to '"$repository_protocol"'\n" && sed -i "s/http/$repository_protocol/g" "/etc/apk/repositories"
 [[ "$repository_version" ]] && printf "|> setting version for all repositories to '"$repository_version"'\n" && sed -i "s/v3.12/$repository_version/g" "/etc/apk/repositories"
 
-printf "|> removing motd...\n"
-rm -f "/etc/motd"
-
 printf "|> updating packages...\n"
 apk update --progress
 
@@ -126,6 +123,9 @@ ln -s "/etc/velvettear/shell/zshrc_root.sh" "/root/.zshrc"
 ln -s "/etc/velvettear/shell/zprofile" "/home/$user/.zprofile"
 ln -s "/etc/velvettear/shell/zprofile" "/root/.zprofile"
 
+printf "|> removing motd...\n"
+rm -f "/etc/motd"
+
 printf "|>> alpine install script finished!\n"
 printf "|>> remote access: 'ssh $user@$(ip -f inet -o address | awk '/eth0/ {print $4}' | cut -d "/" -f1)'\n"
 
diff --git a/debian_install.sh b/debian_install.sh
index a812c85..d77904f 100755
--- a/debian_install.sh
+++ b/debian_install.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ if [[ ! "$password" ]]; then
     [[ "$password_confirmation" != "$password" ]] && printf "|> error: passwords do not match\n" && exit 1
 fi
 
-printf "|> removing motd...\n"
-rm -f "/etc/motd"
-
 printf "|> updating packages...\n"
 apt-get update -y
 
@@ -128,6 +125,9 @@ ln -s "/etc/velvettear/shell/zshrc_root.sh" "/root/.zshrc"
 ln -s "/etc/velvettear/shell/zprofile" "/home/$user/.zprofile"
 ln -s "/etc/velvettear/shell/zprofile" "/root/.zprofile"
 
+printf "|> removing motd...\n"
+rm -f "/etc/motd"
+
 printf "|>> debian install script finished!\n"
 printf "|>> remote access: 'ssh $user@$(ip -f inet -o address | awk '/eth0/ {print $4}' | cut -d "/" -f1)'\n"