diff --git a/maas-images.inc b/maas-images.inc
index 8f56165..e3c6eba 100644
--- a/maas-images.inc
+++ b/maas-images.inc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function file_url()
 {
     local release_version="$1"
     local filename="$2"
-    local baseurl="https://images.maas.io/ephemeral-v3/stable/"
+    local baseurl="https://images.maas.io/ephemeral-v3/stable"
 
     if [ ! -f "$streams" ]; then
         return 1
diff --git a/syslinux.inc b/syslinux.inc
index 2bc0719..a62f4c9 100644
--- a/syslinux.inc
+++ b/syslinux.inc
@@ -46,15 +46,8 @@ function install_syslinux()
 
     apt -yq install syslinux syslinux-common syslinux-efi
 
-    sleep 5
-    dev_from_partnum "$drive" 1
-    syslinux "$partition"
-    sync
-    sleep 5
     dd bs=440 count=1 conv=notrunc \
         if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/gptmbr.bin of="$drive"
-    sync
-    sleep 5
 
     mount_efi "$drive"
 
@@ -71,6 +64,9 @@ function install_syslinux()
     cp syslinux/syslx64.cfg "$mnt"/EFI/BOOT
 
     umount_efi
+
+    dev_from_partnum "$drive" 1
+    syslinux "$partition"
 }
 
 # vim: set ft=sh: