diff --git a/initramfs-init b/initramfs-init
index 6e2c998e1dbf1cea63d2a10b9a59530d8b7da826..ce819f1aa67fbbdfdb06abe0cebe07e8ae632bed 100755
--- a/initramfs-init
+++ b/initramfs-init
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ fi
 # install new root
 ebegin "Installing packages to root filesystem"
 mkdir -p /etc/apk
-for i in $ALPINE_MNT/packages/*; do
-	echo $i >> /etc/apk/repositories
+for i in $ALPINE_MNT/packages/* $ALPINE_MNT/apks; do
+	[ -r "$i/APK_INDEX.gz" ] && echo $i >> /etc/apk/repositories
 done
 if [ -n "$KOPT_chart" ]; then
 	pkgs="$pkgs acct"