diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index e0722c00..df8b645a 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -125,18 +125,10 @@ func install(ctx context.Context, cmdArgs *parser.Arguments, dbExecutor db.Execu
 
 	// if we are doing -u also request all packages needing update
 	if sysupgradeArg {
-		ignore, targets, errUp := sysupgradeTargets(ctx, dbExecutor, cmdArgs.ExistsDouble("u", "sysupgrade"))
-		if errUp != nil {
-			return errUp
-		}
-
-		for _, up := range targets {
-			cmdArgs.AddTarget(up)
-			requestTargets = append(requestTargets, up)
-		}
-
-		if len(ignore) > 0 {
-			arguments.CreateOrAppendOption("ignore", ignore.ToSlice()...)
+		var errSysUp error
+		requestTargets, errSysUp = addUpgradeTargetsToArgs(ctx, dbExecutor, cmdArgs, requestTargets, arguments)
+		if errSysUp != nil {
+			return errSysUp
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -352,6 +344,23 @@ func install(ctx context.Context, cmdArgs *parser.Arguments, dbExecutor db.Execu
 	return nil
 }
 
+func addUpgradeTargetsToArgs(ctx context.Context, dbExecutor db.Executor, cmdArgs *parser.Arguments, requestTargets []string, arguments *parser.Arguments) ([]string, error) {
+	ignore, targets, errUp := sysupgradeTargets(ctx, dbExecutor, cmdArgs.ExistsDouble("u", "sysupgrade"))
+	if errUp != nil {
+		return nil, errUp
+	}
+
+	for _, up := range targets {
+		cmdArgs.AddTarget(up)
+		requestTargets = append(requestTargets, up)
+	}
+
+	if len(ignore) > 0 {
+		arguments.CreateOrAppendOption("ignore", ignore.ToSlice()...)
+	}
+	return requestTargets, nil
+}
+
 func removeMake(ctx context.Context, cmdBuilder exe.ICmdBuilder, makeDeps []string) error {
 	removeArguments := parser.MakeArguments()
 
diff --git a/pkg/settings/config.go b/pkg/settings/config.go
index 71d33d76..ca4b6513 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/config.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/config.go
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/Jguer/aur"
 	"github.com/Jguer/votar/pkg/vote"
 
+	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/metadata"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/settings/exe"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/settings/parser"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/text"
@@ -285,8 +287,14 @@ func NewConfig(version string) (*Configuration, error) {
 		QueryBuilder:   nil,
 	}
 
-	var errAUR error
+	var errAURCache error
 
+	newConfig.Runtime.AURCache, errAURCache = metadata.NewAURCache(filepath.Join(newConfig.BuildDir, "aur.json"))
+	if errAURCache != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(errAURCache, gotext.Get("failed to retrieve aur Cache"))
+	}
+
+	var errAUR error
 	newConfig.Runtime.AURClient, errAUR = aur.NewClient(aur.WithHTTPClient(newConfig.Runtime.HTTPClient),
 		aur.WithRequestEditorFn(func(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) error {
 			req.Header.Set("User-Agent", userAgent)
diff --git a/pkg/settings/runtime.go b/pkg/settings/runtime.go
index b591f284..ac962f0b 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/runtime.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Jguer/aur"
 	"github.com/Jguer/votar/pkg/vote"
 
+	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/metadata"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/query"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/settings/exe"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/settings/parser"
@@ -27,4 +28,5 @@ type Runtime struct {
 	HTTPClient     *http.Client
 	AURClient      *aur.Client
 	VoteClient     *vote.Client
+	AURCache       *metadata.AURCache
 }
diff --git a/sync.go b/sync.go
index 05d8a2d2..5cfbe752 100644
--- a/sync.go
+++ b/sync.go
@@ -3,25 +3,28 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/dep"
-	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/metadata"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/settings"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/settings/parser"
 	"github.com/Jguer/yay/v11/pkg/text"
-	"github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func syncInstall(ctx context.Context,
 	config *settings.Configuration,
-	cmdArgs *parser.Arguments, dbExecutor db.Executor,
+	cmdArgs *parser.Arguments,
+	dbExecutor db.Executor,
 ) error {
-	aurCache, err := metadata.NewAURCache(filepath.Join(config.BuildDir, "aur.json"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, gotext.Get("failed to retrieve aur Cache"))
+	aurCache := config.Runtime.AURCache
+
+	if cmdArgs.ExistsArg("u", "sysupgrade") {
+		var errSysUp error
+		// All of the installs are done as explicit installs, this should be move to a grapher method
+		_, errSysUp = addUpgradeTargetsToArgs(ctx, dbExecutor, cmdArgs, []string{}, cmdArgs)
+		if errSysUp != nil {
+			return errSysUp
+		}
 	}
 
 	grapher := dep.NewGrapher(dbExecutor, aurCache, false, settings.NoConfirm, os.Stdout)
diff --git a/upgrade.go b/upgrade.go
index f7043bbf..93094222 100644
--- a/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func upgradePkgsMenu(aurUp, repoUp upgrade.UpSlice) (stringset.StringSet, []stri
 
 	if !config.UpgradeMenu {
 		for _, pkg := range aurUp.Up {
-			targets = append(targets, pkg.Name)
+			targets = append(targets, pkg.Repository+"/"+pkg.Name)
 		}
 
 		return ignore, targets, nil
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ func upgradePkgsMenu(aurUp, repoUp upgrade.UpSlice) (stringset.StringSet, []stri
 		}
 
 		if isInclude && !include.Get(len(repoUp.Up)-i+len(aurUp.Up)) {
-			targets = append(targets, pkg.Name)
+			targets = append(targets, pkg.Repository+"/"+pkg.Name)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if !isInclude && (exclude.Get(len(repoUp.Up)-i+len(aurUp.Up)) || otherExclude.Get(pkg.Repository)) {
-			targets = append(targets, pkg.Name)
+			targets = append(targets, pkg.Repository+"/"+pkg.Name)
 			continue
 		}