diff --git a/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend b/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26fd5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# we sed the udev automounter so it mounts all partions on the stick/sdcard readonly
+
+change_udev_automounter_ro() {
+        sed -i -e 's/\-t auto/\-t auto \-o ro/' ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/udev/scripts/mount.sh
+}
+
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "change_udev_automounter_ro ; "
diff --git a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
index 1827548..0a02368 100644
--- a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
+++ b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ if [ -f /etc/grub.d/40_custom ] ; then
     sed -i "s/__VGA_MODE__/$4/g" $GRUBCFG
     sed -i "s/__CONSOLE__/$5/g" $GRUBCFG
     sed -i "s/quiet/net.ifnames=0 quiet/g" $GRUBCFG
+    sed -i "s/rw/ro/g" $GRUBCFG
     sed -i "/#/d" $GRUBCFG
     sed -i "/exec tail/d" $GRUBCFG
     chmod 0444 $GRUBCFG
@@ -172,11 +173,11 @@ umount /boot
 umount /tgt_root
 
 echo "Resizing partition"
+e2fsck -f $rootfs || true
 resize2fs $rootfs
 
 sync
 
-
 echo "Remove your installation media, and press ENTER"
 
 read enter
diff --git a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-live-install_sysmocom.inc b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-live-install_sysmocom.inc
index 0fca764..9ce47b1 100644
--- a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-live-install_sysmocom.inc
+++ b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-live-install_sysmocom.inc
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 SYSMOCOM := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.data.getVar('FILE', d, True))}"
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${SYSMOCOM}/files:"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "e2fsprogs-e2fsck"