diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/image2disk.py b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/image2disk.py
index 36ce84c6..315c0827 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/image2disk.py
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/image2disk.py
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ def fixup(rootdir, vols):
     for vol in vols:
         if vol['mount'] == '/boot/efi':
             targdev = vol['targetdisk']
-            partnum = re.search('(\d+)$', targdev).group(1)
-            targblock = re.search('(.*)\d+$', targdev).group(1)
+            partnum = re.search(r'(\d+)$', targdev).group(1)
+            targblock = re.search(r'(.*)\d+$', targdev).group(1)
     if targblock:
         if targblock.endswith('p') and 'nvme' in targblock:
             targblock = targblock[:-1]
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def install_to_disk(imgpath):
             deflvmsize += fs['initsize']
             minlvmsize += fs['minsize']
         else:
-            plainvols[int(re.search('(\d+)$', fs['device'])[0])] = fs
+            plainvols[int(re.search(r'(\d+)$', fs['device'])[0])] = fs
         if fs['initsize'] > biggestsize:
             biggestfs = fs
             biggestsize = fs['initsize']
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/installimage b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/installimage
index ceb498d2..eef9da18 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/installimage
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/installimage
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ mount -o bind /dev /sysroot/dev
 mount -o bind /dev/pts /sysroot/dev/pts
 mount -o bind /proc /sysroot/proc
 mount -o bind /run /sysroot/run
+mount -t efivarfs none /sysroot/sys/firmware/efi/efivars
+
+
 
 
 if [ ! -f /tmp/mountparts.sh ]; then
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ fi
 cd /sysroot/run
 [ -f /run/sshd.pid ] && 
 cp /run/sshd.pid /tmp/dbgssh.pid
+chmod 0600 /sysroot/etc/ssh/ssh*key
 chroot /sysroot/ bash -c "/usr/sbin/sshd"
 chroot /sysroot/ bash -c "source /etc/confluent/functions; run_remote_python getinstalldisk"
 chroot /sysroot/ bash -c "source /etc/confluent/functions; run_remote_parts pre.d"