diff --git a/src/builder/pacman.rs b/src/builder/pacman.rs
index f0fa34f..ef25968 100644
--- a/src/builder/pacman.rs
+++ b/src/builder/pacman.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use crate::internal::{commands::ShellCommand, error::AppResult, structs::Options};
+use crate::internal::{
+    commands::{ShellCommand, StringOutput},
+    error::AppResult,
+    is_tty,
+    structs::Options,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct PacmanInstallBuilder {
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ enum PacmanQueryType {
     All,
     Info,
     Native,
+    Orphaned,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -134,6 +140,10 @@ impl PacmanQueryBuilder {
         Self::new(PacmanQueryType::Info)
     }
 
+    pub fn orphaned() -> Self {
+        Self::new(PacmanQueryType::Orphaned)
+    }
+
     pub fn package(mut self, package: String) -> Self {
         self.packages.push(package);
 
@@ -177,20 +187,32 @@ impl PacmanQueryBuilder {
         Ok(packages)
     }
 
+    pub async fn query_as_string_output(self) -> AppResult<StringOutput> {
+        let output = self.build_command().wait_with_output().await?;
+        Ok(output)
+    }
+
     fn build_command(self) -> ShellCommand {
-        let mut command = ShellCommand::pacman().arg("-Q").arg("--color").arg("never");
+        let mut command = ShellCommand::pacman().arg("-Q");
 
         command = match self.query_type {
             PacmanQueryType::Foreign => command.arg("-m"),
             PacmanQueryType::Info => command.arg("-i"),
             PacmanQueryType::Native => command.arg("-n"),
+            PacmanQueryType::Orphaned => command.arg("-dtq"),
             PacmanQueryType::All => command,
         };
 
         command = command.arg("--color");
         command = match self.color {
             PacmanColor::Always => command.arg("always"),
-            PacmanColor::Auto => command.arg("auto"),
+            PacmanColor::Auto => {
+                if is_tty() {
+                    command.arg("always")
+                } else {
+                    command.arg("never")
+                }
+            }
             PacmanColor::Never => command.arg("never"),
         };
 
@@ -235,6 +257,8 @@ impl PacmanSearchBuilder {
 pub struct PacmanUninstallBuilder {
     packages: Vec<String>,
     no_confirm: bool,
+    no_save: bool,
+    recursive: bool,
 }
 
 impl PacmanUninstallBuilder {
@@ -251,6 +275,18 @@ impl PacmanUninstallBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn no_save(mut self, no_save: bool) -> Self {
+        self.no_save = no_save;
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn recursive(mut self, recursive: bool) -> Self {
+        self.recursive = recursive;
+
+        self
+    }
+
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace")]
     pub async fn uninstall(self) -> AppResult<()> {
         let mut command = ShellCommand::pacman()
@@ -262,6 +298,14 @@ impl PacmanUninstallBuilder {
             command = command.arg("--noconfirm");
         }
 
+        if self.no_save {
+            command = command.arg("-n")
+        }
+
+        if self.recursive {
+            command = command.arg("-s")
+        }
+
         command.wait_success().await
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/commands.rs b/src/internal/commands.rs
index e2ef0c9..d9fc695 100644
--- a/src/internal/commands.rs
+++ b/src/internal/commands.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@ pub struct ShellCommand {
 
 impl ShellCommand {
     pub fn pacman() -> Self {
-        let pacman_cmd = Self::new("pacman");
-
-        if is_tty() {
-            pacman_cmd.arg("--color=always")
-        } else {
-            pacman_cmd
-        }
+        Self::new("pacman")
     }
 
     pub fn paccache() -> Self {
diff --git a/src/operations/clean.rs b/src/operations/clean.rs
index b8943b9..cc5c2a7 100644
--- a/src/operations/clean.rs
+++ b/src/operations/clean.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 use crate::builder::paccache::PaccacheBuilder;
 use crate::builder::pacman::PacmanQueryBuilder;
+use crate::builder::pacman::PacmanUninstallBuilder;
 use crate::builder::rm::RmBuilder;
 use crate::crash;
-use crate::internal::commands::ShellCommand;
 
 use crate::internal::config::Config;
-use crate::internal::error::SilentUnwrap;
 use crate::internal::exit_code::AppExitCode;
 
 use crate::internal::utils::get_cache_dir;
@@ -19,11 +18,10 @@ pub async fn clean(options: Options) {
     let quiet = options.quiet;
 
     // Check for orphaned packages
-    let orphaned_packages = ShellCommand::pacman()
-        .arg("-Qdtq")
-        .wait_with_output()
+    let orphaned_packages = PacmanQueryBuilder::orphaned()
+        .query_as_string_output()
         .await
-        .silent_unwrap(AppExitCode::PacmanError);
+        .unwrap();
 
     if orphaned_packages.stdout.as_str().is_empty() {
         // If no orphaned packages found, do nothing
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ pub async fn clean(options: Options) {
         // Prompt users whether to remove orphaned packages
         tracing::info!(
             "Removing orphans would uninstall the following packages: \n{}",
-            &orphaned_packages.stdout
+            &orphaned_packages.stdout.trim_end()
         );
         let cont = prompt!(default no, "Continue?");
         if !cont {
@@ -41,37 +39,28 @@ pub async fn clean(options: Options) {
             std::process::exit(AppExitCode::PacmanError as i32);
         }
 
-        // Build pacman args
-        let mut pacman_args = vec!["-Rns"];
-        if noconfirm {
-            pacman_args.push("--noconfirm");
-        }
-
         // Collect orphaned packages into a vector
-        let orphaned_packages_vec = orphaned_packages.stdout.split('\n').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
-        for package in &orphaned_packages_vec {
-            if !package.is_empty() {
-                pacman_args.push(package);
-            }
-        }
+        let orphaned_packages_vec = orphaned_packages
+            .stdout
+            .trim_end()
+            .split('\n')
+            .collect::<Vec<&str>>();
 
         tracing::debug!("Removing orphans: {:?}", orphaned_packages_vec);
 
         // Remove orphaned packages
-        let pacman_result = ShellCommand::pacman()
-            .elevated()
-            .args(pacman_args)
-            .wait()
+        PacmanUninstallBuilder::default()
+            .no_save(true)
+            .recursive(true)
+            .no_confirm(noconfirm)
+            .packages(orphaned_packages_vec)
+            .uninstall()
             .await
-            .silent_unwrap(AppExitCode::PacmanError);
-
-        if pacman_result.success() {
-            // If pacman succeeded, notify user
-            tracing::info!("Successfully removed orphans");
-        } else {
-            // If pacman failed, crash
-            crash!(AppExitCode::PacmanError, "Failed to remove orphans",);
-        }
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                crash!(AppExitCode::PacmanError, "Failed to remove orphans",);
+            });
+
+        tracing::info!("Successfully removed orphans");
     }
 
     // Prompt the user whether to clear the Amethyst cache