diff --git a/usr/local/bin/live-update.sh b/usr/local/bin/live-update.sh
index 9c52331..3ba0275 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/live-update.sh
+++ b/usr/local/bin/live-update.sh
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ errorCount=0
 errorMessages=()
 
 # Clean up old packages keeping currently installed versions only
-pacman -Sc --noconfirm 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
+pacman -Sc --noconfirm --quiet 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
 if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
     ((errorCount++))
     errorMessages+=("Package cleaning failed")
 fi
 
 # Upgrade the system
-pacman -Syu --noconfirm 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
+pacman -Syu --noconfirm --quiet 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
 if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
     ((errorCount++))
     errorMessages+=("Package update failed")
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ gitUrl="https://git.stormux.org/storm/gaming-image-files"
 gitPath="${gitUrl##*/}"
 pushd /tmp || exit
 git config --global credential.helper store
-git clone "${gitUrl}" 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
+git clone --quiet "${gitUrl}" 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
 if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
     ((errorCount++))
     errorMessages+=("Git clone failed")
 fi
 pushd "${gitPath}" || exit
-git checkout master 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
+git checkout --quiet master 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
 if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
     ((errorCount++))
     errorMessages+=("Git checkout master failed")
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ for ignore in "${ignoreFiles[@]}"; do
     fi
 done
 # Copy all files as root (preserves permissions properly)
-find . "${findArgs[@]}" -type f -exec bash -c 'for i ; do cp -av --preserve=all --parents "${i}" /;done' _ "{}" \; 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
+find . "${findArgs[@]}" -type f -exec bash -c 'for i ; do cp -a --preserve=all --parents "${i}" /;done' _ "{}" \; 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
 if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
     ((errorCount++))
     errorMessages+=("File copy failed")
 fi
-# Fix ownership of home directory files
-chown -R stormux:users /home/stormux 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
+# Fix ownership of home directory files (exclude immutable .baremetal)
+find /home/stormux -path /home/stormux/.baremetal -prune -o -exec chown -h stormux:users '{}' \; 2>&1 | tee -a "${logFile}"
 if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
     ((errorCount++))
     errorMessages+=("Ownership fix failed")