diff --git a/mint.sh b/mint.sh
index ad37205..f161a6e 100644
--- a/mint.sh
+++ b/mint.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ whoami | grep -q ^root$ || read x
 set -e
 set -x
 
+# Cleanup broken installs
+sudo dpkg --configure -a
+sudo apt-get -y autoremove
+
 # systemupdate
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade
@@ -28,9 +32,6 @@ sudo pip install ansible
 echo ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true | sudo debconf-set-selections
 sudo apt-get -y install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
 
-# Cleanup broken installs
-dpkg --configure -a
-
 # get upstream release vars (needed for docker ubuntu repos)
 . /etc/upstream-release/lsb-release