diff --git a/auto_install/install.sh b/auto_install/install.sh
index f817e45..9632e5d 100755
--- a/auto_install/install.sh
+++ b/auto_install/install.sh
@@ -1371,6 +1371,10 @@ main() {
             $SUDO systemctl start openvpn.service
             ;;
     esac
+    
+    # Ensure that cached writes reach persistent storage
+    echo "::: Flushing writes to disk..."
+    sync
 
     echo "::: done."