diff --git a/internal/utils/mounts.go b/internal/utils/mounts.go
index 3249f6d..cf37212 100644
--- a/internal/utils/mounts.go
+++ b/internal/utils/mounts.go
@@ -260,5 +260,5 @@ func GetOemLabel() string {
 		Log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("runtime")
 		return ""
 	}
-	return runtime.OEM.Label
+	return runtime.OEM.FilesystemLabel
 }
diff --git a/pkg/mount/dag_live_media.go b/pkg/mount/dag_live_media.go
index 57325d5..9cfa4be 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/dag_live_media.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/dag_live_media.go
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ func (s *State) RegisterLiveMedia(g *herd.Graph) error {
 	// Waits for sysroot to be there, just in case
 	s.LogIfError(s.WaitForSysrootDagStep(g), "Waiting for sysroot")
 	// Run rootfs
-	s.LogIfError(s.RootfsStageDagStep(g, cnst.OpSentinel, cnst.OpWaitForSysroot), "rootfs stage")
+
+	// Try to mount oem ONLY if we are on recovery squash
+	// The check to see if its enabled its on the DAG step itself
+	s.LogIfError(s.MountOemDagStep(g, cnst.OpWaitForSysroot), "oem mount")
+
+	s.LogIfError(s.RootfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpSentinel, cnst.OpWaitForSysroot), herd.WithWeakDeps(cnst.OpMountOEM)), "rootfs stage")
 	// Run initramfs inside the /sysroot chroot!
-	s.LogIfError(s.InitramfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpSentinel, cnst.OpWaitForSysroot, cnst.OpRootfsHook), herd.WithWeakDeps()), "initramfs stage")
+	s.LogIfError(s.InitramfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpSentinel, cnst.OpWaitForSysroot, cnst.OpRootfsHook), herd.WithWeakDeps(cnst.OpMountOEM)), "initramfs stage")
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/mount/dag_normal_boot.go b/pkg/mount/dag_normal_boot.go
index b96548f..34d9487 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/dag_normal_boot.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/dag_normal_boot.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (s *State) RegisterNormalBoot(g *herd.Graph) error {
 	s.LogIfError(s.MountOemDagStep(g, cnst.OpMountRoot), "oem mount")
 
 	// Run yip stage rootfs. Requires root+oem+sentinel to be mounted
-	s.LogIfError(s.RootfsStageDagStep(g, cnst.OpMountRoot, cnst.OpMountOEM, cnst.OpSentinel), "running rootfs stage")
+	s.LogIfError(s.RootfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpMountRoot, cnst.OpMountOEM, cnst.OpSentinel)), "running rootfs stage")
 
 	// Populate state bind mounts, overlay mounts, custom-mounts from /run/cos/cos-layout.env
 	// Requires stage rootfs to have run, which usually creates the cos-layout.env file
diff --git a/pkg/mount/dag_steps.go b/pkg/mount/dag_steps.go
index bf0baad..1e31577 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/dag_steps.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/dag_steps.go
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ func (s *State) MountRootDagStep(g *herd.Graph) error {
 }
 
 // RootfsStageDagStep will add the rootfs stage.
-func (s *State) RootfsStageDagStep(g *herd.Graph, deps ...string) error {
-	return g.Add(cnst.OpRootfsHook, herd.WithDeps(deps...), herd.WithCallback(s.RunStageOp("rootfs")))
+func (s *State) RootfsStageDagStep(g *herd.Graph, opts ...herd.OpOption) error {
+	return g.Add(cnst.OpRootfsHook, append(opts, herd.WithCallback(s.RunStageOp("rootfs")))...)
 }
 
 // InitramfsStageDagStep will add the rootfs stage.
-func (s *State) InitramfsStageDagStep(g *herd.Graph, deps herd.OpOption, weakDeps herd.OpOption) error {
-	return g.Add(cnst.OpInitramfsHook, deps, weakDeps, herd.WithCallback(s.RunStageOp("initramfs")))
+func (s *State) InitramfsStageDagStep(g *herd.Graph, opts ...herd.OpOption) error {
+	return g.Add(cnst.OpInitramfsHook, append(opts, herd.WithCallback(s.RunStageOp("initramfs")))...)
 }
 
 // LoadEnvLayoutDagStep will add the stage to load from cos-layout.env and fill the proper CustomMounts, OverlayDirs and BindMounts.
@@ -177,8 +177,14 @@ func (s *State) MountOemDagStep(g *herd.Graph, deps ...string) error {
 	return g.Add(cnst.OpMountOEM,
 		herd.WithDeps(deps...),
 		herd.EnableIf(func() bool {
-			// Check if we can get the label. If we cant then we don't run this step
-			return internalUtils.GetOemLabel() != ""
+			runtime, _ := state.NewRuntime()
+			switch runtime.BootState {
+			// Don't run this on LiveCD/Netboot
+			case state.LiveCD:
+				return false
+			default:
+				return internalUtils.GetOemLabel() != ""
+			}
 		}),
 		herd.WithCallback(
 			s.MountOP(
diff --git a/pkg/mount/dag_uki_boot.go b/pkg/mount/dag_uki_boot.go
index 46e6ddc..372d145 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/dag_uki_boot.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/dag_uki_boot.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (s *State) RegisterUKI(g *herd.Graph) error {
 	s.LogIfError(s.UKIUdevDaemon(g), "udev")
 
 	// Run rootfs stage
-	s.LogIfError(s.RootfsStageDagStep(g, cnst.OpSentinel, cnst.OpUkiUdev), "uki rootfs")
+	s.LogIfError(s.RootfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpSentinel, cnst.OpUkiUdev)), "uki rootfs")
 
 	// Remount root RO
 	s.LogIfError(s.UKIRemountRootRODagStep(g), "remount root")
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (s *State) RegisterUKI(g *herd.Graph) error {
 	s.LogIfError(s.MountCustomBindsDagStep(g), "custom binds mount")
 
 	// run initramfs stage
-	s.LogIfError(s.InitramfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpMountBind), herd.WithWeakDeps()), "uki initramfs")
+	s.LogIfError(s.InitramfsStageDagStep(g, herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpMountBind)), "uki initramfs")
 
 	s.LogIfError(g.Add(cnst.OpWriteFstab,
 		herd.WithDeps(cnst.OpLoadConfig, cnst.OpCustomMounts, cnst.OpMountBind, cnst.OpOverlayMount),
diff --git a/pkg/mount/state_test.go b/pkg/mount/state_test.go
index 014bcc4..c5094b3 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/state_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/state_test.go
@@ -68,17 +68,19 @@ var _ = Describe("mounting immutable setup", func() {
 })
 
 func checkLiveCDDag(dag [][]herd.GraphEntry, actualDag string) {
-	Expect(len(dag)).To(Equal(4), actualDag)
+	Expect(len(dag)).To(Equal(5), actualDag)
 	Expect(len(dag[0])).To(Equal(1), actualDag)
 	Expect(len(dag[1])).To(Equal(2), actualDag)
 	Expect(len(dag[2])).To(Equal(1), actualDag)
 	Expect(len(dag[3])).To(Equal(1), actualDag)
+	Expect(len(dag[4])).To(Equal(1), actualDag)
 
 	Expect(dag[0][0].Name).To(Equal("init"))
 	Expect(dag[1][0].Name).To(Or(Equal(cnst.OpSentinel), Equal(cnst.OpWaitForSysroot)), actualDag)
 	Expect(dag[1][1].Name).To(Or(Equal(cnst.OpSentinel), Equal(cnst.OpWaitForSysroot)), actualDag)
-	Expect(dag[2][0].Name).To(Equal(cnst.OpRootfsHook), actualDag)
-	Expect(dag[3][0].Name).To(Equal(cnst.OpInitramfsHook), actualDag)
+	Expect(dag[2][0].Name).To(Equal(cnst.OpMountOEM), actualDag)
+	Expect(dag[3][0].Name).To(Equal(cnst.OpRootfsHook), actualDag)
+	Expect(dag[4][0].Name).To(Equal(cnst.OpInitramfsHook), actualDag)
 
 }
 func checkDag(dag [][]herd.GraphEntry, actualDag string) {