diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.accept_keywords/sys-apps b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.accept_keywords/sys-apps
index ea5cd3f76b..4e4e92fb7e 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.accept_keywords/sys-apps
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.accept_keywords/sys-apps
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ sys-apps/razercfg
 #Gentoo
 sys-apps/earlyoom
 =sys-apps/usbguard-1.1*
+=sys-apps/portage-3.0.66*
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
index c756ac8095..178104296b 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.mask
@@ -53,3 +53,10 @@ sci-libs/mkl
 
 #force sticky upgrade
 <app-pda/libplist-2.3
+
+#Not sure how or why, but this won't unlock
+xfce-extra/xfce4-screensaver
+
+#Having some stability issues with 3.0.65
+#Preventing accidental downgrade with mask
+<sys-apps/portage-3.0.66.1-r1