diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
index 297e5c3f..a974f04d 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ cat > /usr/bin/openssl << 'EOF'
 AMENDARGS=0
 nargs=""
 for arg in $*; do
-    if [ "$arg" == "-servername" ]; then
+    if [ "$arg" == "-servername"  -o "$arg" == "-verify" ]; then
         AMENDARGS=1
     fi
     if [ "$AMENDARGS" == "1" ]; then
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
index 302b6657..725560de 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if [ -z "$DIRECTISO" ]; then
 AMENDARGS=0
 nargs=""
 for arg in $*; do
-    if [ "$arg" == "-servername" ]; then
+    if [ "$arg" == "-servername" -o "$arg" == "-verify" ]; then
         AMENDARGS=1
     fi
     if [ "$AMENDARGS" == "1" ]; then