diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 08e8833..0930543 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ update() {
 
 alias ef='_open_files_for_editing'     # 'ef' opens given file(s) for editing
 # alias pacdiff=_Pacdiff
-alias parus='paru -S'
+alias parus='paru -Sy ; paru -S'
 alias paruss='paru -Ss'
 alias parur='paru -R'
 alias parurr='paru -Rs'