diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 4bc467ebf7..ab56c4305e 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -1321,11 +1321,15 @@ def _add_grub_bootloader(
 
 			try:
 				SysCommand(command, peek_output=True)
-			except SysCallError:
-				try:
-					SysCommand(command, peek_output=True)
-				except SysCallError as err:
-					raise DiskError(f'Could not install GRUB to {self.target}{efi_partition.mountpoint}: {err}')
+			except SysCallError as err:
+				if not bootloader_removable:
+					command.append('--removable')
+					try:
+						SysCommand(command, peek_output=True)
+					except SysCallError:
+						pass
+
+				raise DiskError(f'Could not install GRUB to {self.target}{efi_partition.mountpoint}: {err}') from err
 		else:
 			info(f'GRUB boot partition: {boot_partition.dev_path}')