diff --git a/apply.sh b/apply.sh
index 42b09a5..96c520d 100755
--- a/apply.sh
+++ b/apply.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 exit_code=0
 
 # base os
-./base/void-pkg.sh || exit 1
+./base/voidlinux.sh || exit 1
 
 # lnd lightning
 . ./lnd/env
diff --git a/base/void-pkg.sh b/base/void-pkg.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index de51425..0000000
--- a/base/void-pkg.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-xbps-install -y opendoas tar curl diffutils
-
-if [ ! -f /etc/doas.conf ]; then
-    cat <<EOF > /etc/doas.conf
-permit nopass root
-permit setenv { -ENV PS1=\$DOAS_PS1 SSH_AUTH_SOCK } :wheel
-EOF
-fi
diff --git a/base/voidlinux.sh b/base/voidlinux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..19eb610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/voidlinux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# try to ensure sysupdates are running regularily before doing anoything else
+xbps-install -y snooze
+ln -sfT /etc/sv/snooze-hourly /var/service/snooze-hourly
+mkdir -p /etc/cron.hourly
+if [ ! -f /etc/cron.hourly/sysupdate ]; then
+    # may have been previously installed at daily schedule
+    if [ -f /etc/cron.daily/sysupdate ]; then
+        mv /etc/cron.daily/sysupdate /etc/cron.hourly/
+    else
+        # run updates approx. every hour
+        cat <<EOF > /etc/cron.hourly/sysupdate
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /ssd/sysupdates/update.sh
+EOF
+    fi
+fi
+chmod +x /etc/cron.hourly/sysupdate
+
+# install required packages and config files
+set -e
+xbps-install -y opendoas tar gzip curl diffutils
+
+# openbsd's doas util config, a minial replacement of sudo
+if [ ! -f /etc/doas.conf ]; then
+    cat <<EOF > /etc/doas.conf
+permit nopass root
+permit setenv { -ENV PS1=\$DOAS_PS1 SSH_AUTH_SOCK } :wheel
+EOF
+fi