diff --git a/archinstall/lib/general/general_menu.py b/archinstall/lib/general/general_menu.py
index 5a95762ead..b6cf9a75ee 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/general/general_menu.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/general/general_menu.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from enum import Enum
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from archinstall.lib.locale.utils import list_timezones
 from archinstall.lib.menu.helpers import Confirmation, Input, Selection
 from archinstall.lib.output import warn
+from archinstall.lib.pathnames import PACMAN_CONF
 from archinstall.lib.translationhandler import Language, tr
 from archinstall.tui.ui.menu_item import MenuItem, MenuItemGroup
 from archinstall.tui.ui.result import ResultType
@@ -162,11 +162,10 @@ def validator(s: str) -> str | None:
 		case ResultType.Selection:
 			downloads = int(result.get_value())
 
-	pacman_conf_path = Path('/etc/pacman.conf')
-	with pacman_conf_path.open() as f:  # noqa: ASYNC230
+	with PACMAN_CONF.open() as f:
 		pacman_conf = f.read().split('\n')
 
-	with pacman_conf_path.open('w') as fwrite:  # noqa: ASYNC230
+	with PACMAN_CONF.open('w') as fwrite:
 		for line in pacman_conf:
 			if 'ParallelDownloads' in line:
 				fwrite.write(f'ParallelDownloads = {downloads}\n')
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 96d36077f9..ab9b70c0e9 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 from archinstall.lib.packages.packages import installed_package
 from archinstall.lib.pacman.config import PacmanConfig
 from archinstall.lib.pacman.pacman import Pacman
+from archinstall.lib.pathnames import PACMAN_CONF
 from archinstall.lib.plugins import plugins
 from archinstall.lib.translationhandler import tr
 
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ def set_mirrors(
 
 		root = self.target if on_target else Path('/')
 		mirrorlist_config = root / 'etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist'
-		pacman_config = root / 'etc/pacman.conf'
+		pacman_config = root / PACMAN_CONF.relative_to_root()
 
 		repositories_config = mirror_config.repositories_config()
 		if repositories_config:
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/linux_path.py b/archinstall/lib/linux_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d95f6d8d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/linux_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Self
+
+
+class LPath(Path):
+	@classmethod
+	def fs_root(cls) -> Self:
+		return cls('/')
+
+	def relative_to_root(self) -> Self:
+		return self.relative_to(self.fs_root())
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/pacman/config.py b/archinstall/lib/pacman/config.py
index 445f8548a1..5394c57173 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/pacman/config.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/pacman/config.py
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 from shutil import copy2
 
 from archinstall.lib.models.packages import Repository
+from archinstall.lib.pathnames import PACMAN_CONF
 
 
 class PacmanConfig:
 	def __init__(self, target: Path | None):
-		self._config_path = Path('/etc') / 'pacman.conf'
 		self._config_remote_path: Path | None = None
 
 		if target:
-			self._config_remote_path = target / 'etc' / 'pacman.conf'
+			self._config_remote_path = target / PACMAN_CONF.relative_to_root()
 
 		self._repositories: list[Repository] = []
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def apply(self) -> None:
 			else:
 				repos_to_enable.append(repo.value)
 
-		content = self._config_path.read_text().splitlines(keepends=True)
+		content = PACMAN_CONF.read_text().splitlines(keepends=True)
 
 		for row, line in enumerate(content):
 			# Check if this is a commented repository section that needs to be enabled
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ def apply(self) -> None:
 					content[row + 1] = re.sub(r'^#\s*', '', content[row + 1])
 
 		# Write the modified content back to the file
-		with open(self._config_path, 'w') as f:
+		with PACMAN_CONF.open('w') as f:
 			f.writelines(content)
 
 	def persist(self) -> None:
 		if self._repositories and self._config_remote_path:
-			copy2(self._config_path, self._config_remote_path)
+			copy2(PACMAN_CONF, self._config_remote_path)
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/pacman/pacman.py b/archinstall/lib/pacman/pacman.py
index b71fb025cc..5427214ca7 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/pacman/pacman.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/pacman/pacman.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from archinstall.lib.command import SysCommand
 from archinstall.lib.exceptions import RequirementError
 from archinstall.lib.output import error, info, warn
+from archinstall.lib.pathnames import PACMAN_CONF
 from archinstall.lib.plugins import plugins
 from archinstall.lib.translationhandler import tr
 
@@ -77,6 +78,6 @@ def strap(self, packages: str | list[str]) -> None:
 			'Could not strap in packages',
 			'Pacstrap failed. See /var/log/archinstall/install.log or above message for error details',
 			SysCommand,
-			f'pacstrap -C /etc/pacman.conf -K {self.target} {" ".join(packages)} --noconfirm --needed',
+			f'pacstrap -C {PACMAN_CONF} -K {self.target} {" ".join(packages)} --noconfirm --needed',
 			peek_output=True,
 		)
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/pathnames.py b/archinstall/lib/pathnames.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a6542a8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archinstall/lib/pathnames.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Final
+
+from archinstall.lib.linux_path import LPath
+
+PACMAN_CONF: Final = LPath('/etc/pacman.conf')