diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index d1960b6..5db8c40 100755
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ do_update() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    echo "UPDATE MIRRORS"
-    rate-mirrors --allow-root --protocol https arch | grep -v '^#' | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
-
     # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/157328/how-can-i-remove-all-comments-from-a-file
     sed '/^[[:blank:]]*#/d;s/#.*//' ${trg_file} > ${trg_file}.tmp
 
@@ -247,3 +244,14 @@ if [ ${operation} == "uninstall" ] ; then
     pacman -Rns ${parameter}
 
 fi
+
+# -----
+# update mirrors
+# -----
+if [ ${operation} == "mirrors" ] ; then
+
+    echo "Updating mirrors…"
+    rate-mirrors --allow-root --protocol https arch | grep -v '^#' | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+
+fi
+