diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel b/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
index d3f535f2..dc436ff2 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/confluent/ca.pem
 /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-api/self/deploycfg > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
 profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | sed -e 's/^profile: //')
 /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-public/os/$profile/kickstart > /etc/confluent/ks.cfg
-/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/makeksnet >> /etc/confluent/ks.cfg
+/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/makeksnet >> /tmp/makeksnet
 chmod +x /tmp/makeksnet
-/tmp/makeksnet > /tmp/ksnet
+/tmp/makeksnet >> /etc/confluent/ks.cfg
 rootpw=$(grep ^rootpassword: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|sed -e 's/^rootpassword: //')
 echo rootpw --iscrypted $rootpw >> /etc/confluent/ks.cfg
 export BOOT_CMDLINE=ks=/etc/confluent/ks.cfg