diff --git a/.scripts/i3pacman b/.scripts/i3pacman
index bf1b3cc..f1aae76 100755
--- a/.scripts/i3pacman
+++ b/.scripts/i3pacman
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # When clicked, it will run an upgrade via `yay`. (`yay` required, duh.)
 
 case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
-    1) $TERMINAL -e yay -Syu && pacman -Qu | wc -l > ~/.pacupgrnum && pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks ;;
+    1) $TERMINAL -e "popupgrade" ;;
 esac
 
-pacman -Qu | wc -l | sed -e '/^0$/d' > ~/.pacupgrnum && pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks
+yay -Qum | wc -l > ~/.pacupgrnum && pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks
 
-sed -e "/^$/d" ~/.pacupgrnum
+sed -e "/^0$/d" ~/.pacupgrnum
diff --git a/.scripts/popupgrade b/.scripts/popupgrade
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..739fcb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/popupgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+printf "Beginning upgrade.\\n"
+
+yay -Syu
+pacman -Qu | wc -l > ~/.pacupgrnum
+pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks
+
+printf "\\nUpgrade complete.\\nPress <Enter> to exit window.\\n\\n"
+read -r