diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 3d1e667..8a78826 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Complete operation without prompting user
     #[clap(long = "noconfirm", global = true)]
     pub no_confirm: bool,
+
+    /// Loops sudo in the background to ensure it doesn't time out during long builds
+    #[clap(long = "sudoloop")]
+    pub sudoloop: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
@@ -80,10 +84,10 @@ pub struct SearchArgs {
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Parser)]
 pub struct QueryArgs {
     /// Lists AUR/foreign packages
-    #[clap(long, short)]
+    #[clap(long, short, from_global)]
     pub aur: bool,
 
     /// Lists repo/native packages
-    #[clap(long, short)]
+    #[clap(long, short, from_global)]
     pub repo: bool,
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/commands.rs b/src/internal/commands.rs
index 660e314..f2df391 100644
--- a/src/internal/commands.rs
+++ b/src/internal/commands.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ impl ShellCommand {
         Self::new("bash")
     }
 
+    pub fn sudo() -> Self {
+        Self::new("sudo")
+    }
+
     fn new<S: ToString>(command: S) -> Self {
         Self {
             command: command.to_string(),
diff --git a/src/internal/mod.rs b/src/internal/mod.rs
index 914d54e..87befd6 100644
--- a/src/internal/mod.rs
+++ b/src/internal/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ mod sort;
 pub mod structs;
 #[macro_use]
 pub(crate) mod utils;
+mod sudoloop;
+
+pub use clean::*;
+pub use initialise::*;
+pub use sort::*;
+pub use sudoloop::*;
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! uwu {
diff --git a/src/internal/sudoloop.rs b/src/internal/sudoloop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f6b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/sudoloop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use crate::ShellCommand;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+/// Loop sudo so it doesn't time out
+pub fn start_sudoloop() {
+    prompt_sudo();
+    std::thread::spawn(|| loop {
+        prompt_sudo();
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3 * 60))
+    });
+}
+
+fn prompt_sudo() {
+    while ShellCommand::sudo().arg("-v").wait_success().is_err() {}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 459a5e3..ee61b35 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use internal::error::SilentUnwrap;
 use crate::args::{InstallArgs, Operation, QueryArgs, RemoveArgs, SearchArgs};
 use crate::internal::detect;
 use crate::internal::exit_code::AppExitCode;
-use crate::internal::{init, sort, structs::Options};
+use crate::internal::{init, sort, start_sudoloop, structs::Options};
 
 #[global_allocator]
 static GLOBAL: mimalloc::MiMalloc = mimalloc::MiMalloc;
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ fn main() {
 
     init(options);
 
+    if args.sudoloop {
+        start_sudoloop();
+    }
+
     match args.subcommand.unwrap_or_default() {
         Operation::Install(install_args) => cmd_install(install_args, options),
         Operation::Remove(remove_args) => cmd_remove(remove_args, options),
diff --git a/src/operations/aur_install.rs b/src/operations/aur_install.rs
index dfe3714..065f443 100644
--- a/src/operations/aur_install.rs
+++ b/src/operations/aur_install.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn aur_install(a: Vec<String>, options: Options) {
             crate::operations::aur_install(md_sorted.aur, newopts);
         }
 
-        let mut makepkg_args = vec!["-rsic", "--skippgp"];
+        let mut makepkg_args = vec!["-rsci", "--skippgp"];
         if options.asdeps {
             makepkg_args.push("--asdeps")
         }