diff --git a/src-sh/void-install-zfs.sh b/src-sh/void-install-zfs.sh
index 2bac293..cd6e2ad 100755
--- a/src-sh/void-install-zfs.sh
+++ b/src-sh/void-install-zfs.sh
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
 " > ${MNT}/etc/default/grub
 
 # to see if these help
+# grub needs updating after we make changes
+echo "updating grub"
+${CHROOT} update-grub
 ${CHROOT} zpool set cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache trident
 ${CHROOT} xbps-reconfigure -f linux${linuxver}
 #${CHROOT} lsinitrd -m