diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh
index 4c1607c3..611cca72 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ fi
 if grep -q console=ttyS /proc/cmdline; then
 	echo "Serial console requested in kernel command line, local video may not show progress" > /dev/tty1
 fi
-mkdir -p /run/NetworkManager/initrd
+mkdir -p /run/NetworkManager/initrd /etc/cmdline.d
+if ! grep -q rd.neednet /proc/cmdline; then
+	echo rd.neednet >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
+fi
 : > /run/NetworkManager/initrd/neednet
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
index c973f1dc..dceb6cad 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fi
 cd /
 echo -n "" > /tmp/confluent.initq
 # restart cmdline
-echo -n "" > /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
+echo -n "" >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
 
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 #TODO: blkid --label <whatever> to find mounted api
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ if [ "$ID" = "dracut" ]; then
 fi
 ISOSRC=$(blkid -t TYPE=iso9660|grep -Ei ' LABEL="'$ID-$VERSION_ID|sed -e s/:.*//)
 if [ -z "$ISOSRC" ]; then
-    echo root=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution/1/LiveOS/squashfs.img >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
+    echo root=live:$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution/1/LiveOS/squashfs.img >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
     #echo inst.=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
     #root=anaconda-net:$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution
     #export root