diff --git a/config/software/msys2core.rb b/config/software/msys2core.rb
index 525f9c62..01204273 100644
--- a/config/software/msys2core.rb
+++ b/config/software/msys2core.rb
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@
 
   # run msys2_shell once so it can set up its internals and quit
   command "#{base_shell_cmd} \"exit\""
-  # run msys2_shell to update pacman
-  command "#{base_shell_cmd} \"pacman -Sy pacman --noconfirm\"", env: env
+  # TODO: DON'T UPDATE PACMAN as of 11/30/16 this causes all following pacman
+  # commands to return 127
+  # # run msys2_shell to update pacman
+  # command "#{base_shell_cmd} \"pacman -Sy pacman --noconfirm\"", env: env
   # run msys2_shell to update system packages
   command "#{base_shell_cmd} \"pacman -Syuu --noconfirm\"", env: env
   # run msys2_shell to update the rest of the packages