diff --git a/install-defaults b/install-defaults
index 606562d..0d55a9e 100755
--- a/install-defaults
+++ b/install-defaults
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ failures=()
 # run though each dependency and install it if it's not already installed
 for dependency in $dependencies
 do
-    clear
     sudo -v
+    clear
     if ! yay -Qi $dependency &> /dev/null; then
         echo "Installing $dependency and it's dependencies..."
         yay -S --noconfirm $dependency
diff --git a/install-dependencies b/install-dependencies
index 7fce4e8..78e3856 100755
--- a/install-dependencies
+++ b/install-dependencies
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ failures=()
 # run though each dependency and install it if it's not already installed
 for dependency in $dependencies
 do
-    clear
     sudo -v
+    clear
     if ! yay -Qi $dependency &> /dev/null; then #TODO: check whether this works as I'm expecting...
         echo "Installing $dependency and it's dependencies..."
         yay -S --noconfirm $dependency
diff --git a/install-misc b/install-misc
index 6c03630..99abccb 100755
--- a/install-misc
+++ b/install-misc
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ failures=()
 # run though each dependency and install it if it's not already installed
 for dependency in $dependencies
 do
-    clear
     sudo -v
+    clear
     if ! yay -Qi $dependency &> /dev/null; then
         echo "Installing $dependency and it's dependencies..."
         yay -S --noconfirm $dependency