diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 2e13774..f1cca00 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function resize_cow_space () {
 
 function update_pacman_db () {
     #1.4
+    pacman_dl_parallel
     printf -- '%s\n' 'Refreshing mirror list ...'
     printf -- '%s\n' \
         '--save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist' \