diff --git a/cabbie.go b/cabbie.go
index f7788a0..0171dc4 100644
--- a/cabbie.go
+++ b/cabbie.go
@@ -308,10 +308,18 @@ func enforce() error {
 			deck.ErrorA(failures).With(eventID(cablib.EvtErrHide)).Go()
 		}
 	}
-	excludedDrivers.set(updates.ExcludedDrivers)
 	return failures
 }
 
+func initDriverExclusion() error {
+	updates, err := enforcement.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error retrieving required updates: %v", err)
+	}
+	excludedDrivers.set(updates.ExcludedDrivers)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func runMainLoop() error {
 	if err := notification.CleanNotifications(cablib.SvcName); err != nil {
 		deck.ErrorfA("Error clearing old notifications:\n%v", err).With(eventID(cablib.EvtErrNotifications)).Go()
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index c4348d4..58a9cfa 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ func (i *installCmd) installUpdates() error {
 	installingMinOneUpdate := false
 
 	kbs := NewKBSet(i.kbs)
+	if err := initDriverExclusion(); err != nil {
+		deck.ErrorfA("Error initializing driver exclusions:\n%v", err).With(eventID(cablib.EvtErrDriverExclusion)).Go()
+	}
 	excludes := excludedDrivers.get()
 outerLoop:
 	for _, u := range uc.Updates {