diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9dc014c..1a4e15e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ ARG SIZE=200G
 
 # OPTIONAL: Arch Linux server mirrors for super fast builds
 # set RANKMIRRORS to any value other that nothing, e.g. -e RANKMIRRORS=true
+
+RUN perl -i -p -e s/^\#Color/Color$'\n'ParallelDownloads\ =\ 30/g /etc/pacman.conf 
 ARG RANKMIRRORS
 ARG MIRROR_COUNTRY=US
 ARG MIRROR_COUNT=10
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ ENV IMAGE_FORMAT=qcow2
 
 ENV KVM='accel=kvm:tcg'
 
-ENV MASTER_PLIST_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickcodes/osx-serial-generator/master/config-nopicker-custom.plist"
+ENV MASTER_PLIST_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickcodes/osx-serial-generator/master/config-custom.plist"
 
 # ENV NETWORKING=e1000-82545em
 ENV NETWORKING=vmxnet3
diff --git a/Dockerfile.naked b/Dockerfile.naked
index 3a10efc..ec7a5db 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.naked
+++ b/Dockerfile.naked
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ARG SIZE=200G
 
 # OPTIONAL: Arch Linux server mirrors for super fast builds
 # set RANKMIRRORS to any value other that nothing, e.g. -e RANKMIRRORS=true
+RUN perl -i -p -e s/^\#Color/Color$'\n'ParallelDownloads\ =\ 30/g /etc/pacman.conf 
 ARG RANKMIRRORS
 ARG MIRROR_COUNTRY=US
 ARG MIRROR_COUNT=10
@@ -334,10 +335,11 @@ ENV KVM='accel=kvm:tcg'
 # ENV NETWORKING=e1000-82545em
 ENV NETWORKING=vmxnet3
 
-ENV NOPICKER=true
+# boolean for skipping the disk selection menu at in the boot process
+ENV NOPICKER=false
 
 # dynamic RAM options for runtime
-ENV RAM=3
+ENV RAM=4
 # ENV RAM=max
 # ENV RAM=half