diff --git a/archfi b/archfi
index 69e61a0..c8a894e 100644
--- a/archfi
+++ b/archfi
@@ -758,7 +758,9 @@ installmenu(){
 }
 
 selectmirrorsbycountry() {
-    cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup
+    if [[ -f /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup ]]; then
+        cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup
+    fi    
     items=$( sed -n "/^##.*/N; {s/^## \(.*\)\nServer.*/\1/p}" < /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup | sort -u )
     options=()
     IFS_ORIG=$IFS