diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2f770c73ca397a16038a765a35caaacd85f8ca14..62075a45844a4fbd6e5f07004218b4e204261ea9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-image: ubuntu
+image: archlinux/base
 
 before_script:
-    - apt update
-    - apt install -y nasm g++ make
+    - pacman -Sy
+    - pacman -S --noconfirm nasm gcc make
 
 build32:
     script:
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 91ca42462d6043efe5769cfce8ee8fc81fa35755..a54af1161a487c5e22d67769ac1b159b8aa24d10 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ endif
 
 assemble: kernel head
 	ld -o kernel.img -Ttext 0x7e00 --oformat binary image_head.o kernel.o -m elf_$(ARCH)
-	# Sector 1 = bootloader, Sector 2 - (512B TO 64K) = kernel
-	# Extend kernel.img to correct size. 
-	test $$(stat -c %s kernel.img) -le 65024
-	truncate --size=65024 kernel.img
 
 head:
 	nasm -f elf$(BITS) -DTARGET_BITS=$(BITS) image_head.asm -o image_head.o