diff --git a/clean.go b/clean.go
index 74ccb132..49706b1b 100644
--- a/clean.go
+++ b/clean.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func cleanRemove(pkgNames []string) (err error) {
 }
 
 func syncClean(parser *arguments) error {
+	var err error
 	keepInstalled := false
 	keepCurrent := false
 
@@ -67,9 +68,15 @@ func syncClean(parser *arguments) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err := show(passToPacman(parser))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if mode == ModeRepo || mode == ModeAny {
+		err = show(passToPacman(parser))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !(mode == ModeAUR || mode == ModeAny) {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	var question string
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 34f3f5a0..276726bb 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ func (parser *arguments) needRoot() bool {
 		if parser.existsArg("i", "info") {
 			return false
 		}
+		if parser.existsArg("c", "clean") && mode == ModeAUR {
+			return false
+		}
 		return true
 	case "U", "upgrade":
 		return true