diff --git a/fedora-livecd-kde.ks b/fedora-livecd-kde.ks
index 66d12e8..99adaf0 100644
--- a/fedora-livecd-kde.ks
+++ b/fedora-livecd-kde.ks
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ fuse
 liveusb-creator
 #pavucontrol			# nice to have but pulls in gstreamer (~3 megs)
 
+# use yum-presto by default
+yum-presto
+
 
 ### fixes and space issues