diff --git a/pkg/features/embedded/cloud-config-essentials/system/oem/07_live.yaml b/pkg/features/embedded/cloud-config-essentials/system/oem/07_live.yaml
index 710c3af7778..0f49c72ab46 100644
--- a/pkg/features/embedded/cloud-config-essentials/system/oem/07_live.yaml
+++ b/pkg/features/embedded/cloud-config-essentials/system/oem/07_live.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ name: "LiveCD Detection"
 stages:
    rootfs.before:
      - if: |
-            cat /proc/cmdline | grep -q "CDLABEL" || cat /proc/cmdline | grep -q "elemental.disable"
+            cat /proc/cmdline | grep -q "CDLABEL" || cat /proc/cmdline | grep -q "elemental.disable"  || cat /proc/cmdline | grep -q "rd.cos.disable"
        name: "Identify live mode"
        files:
        - path: /run/elemental/live_mode
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ stages:
          permissions: 0600
          owner: 0
          group: 0
+       - path: /run/cos/live_mode
+         content: "1"
+         permissions: 0600
+         owner: 0
+         group: 0
      - if: '[ -f "/run/elemental/live_mode" ]'
        name: "Include cloud init files from the ISO root"
        files: