diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go b/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go
index 3254716..8dd327b 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package action_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	sdkTypes "github.com/kairos-io/kairos-sdk/types"
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Runtime Actions", func() {
 			agentConfig.WithImageExtractor(extractor),
 			agentConfig.WithPlatform("linux/amd64"),
 		)
+
+		source := v1.NewFileSrc(createDummyFile(10))
+		config.Install.Recovery = v1.Image{
+			File:       "",
+			Size:       constants.ImgSize,
+			Label:      constants.ActiveLabel,
+			FS:         constants.LinuxImgFs,
+			MountPoint: constants.TransitionDir,
+			Source:     source,
+		}
 	})
 
 	AfterEach(func() {
@@ -623,3 +634,28 @@ var _ = Describe("Runtime Actions", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+func createDummyFile(sizeMb int64) string {
+	fileSize := int64(sizeMb * 1024 * 1024)
+
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "dummyfile_*.tmp")
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	defer tmpFile.Close()
+
+	dummyData := []byte("1234567890ABCDEF")
+	dummyLength := int64(len(dummyData))
+
+	var written int64
+	for written < fileSize {
+		bytesToWrite := dummyLength
+		if written+bytesToWrite > fileSize {
+			bytesToWrite = fileSize - written
+		}
+		n, err := tmpFile.Write(dummyData[:bytesToWrite])
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		written += int64(n)
+	}
+
+	return tmpFile.Name()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/spec.go b/pkg/config/spec.go
index 97378f9..3bee704 100644
--- a/pkg/config/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/config/spec.go
@@ -277,16 +277,11 @@ func NewUpgradeSpec(cfg *Config) (*v1.UpgradeSpec, error) {
 			recMnt = constants.TransitionDir
 		}
 
-		upgradeRecoverySystemUri, err := cfg.Query("upgrade.\"recovery-system\".uri")
-		upgradeRecoverySystemUri = strings.TrimRight(upgradeRecoverySystemUri, "\n")
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to found recovery upgrade source: %w", err)
+		recoverySrc := cfg.Install.Recovery.Source
+		if recoverySrc == nil {
+			recoverySrc = v1.NewEmptySrc()
 		}
 
-		recoverySrc, err := v1.NewSrcFromURI(upgradeRecoverySystemUri)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse recovery upgrade source uri: %w", err)
-		}
 		recovery = v1.Image{
 			File:       filepath.Join(ep.Recovery.MountPoint, "cOS", constants.TransitionImgFile),
 			Size:       constants.ImgSize,
@@ -301,25 +296,23 @@ func NewUpgradeSpec(cfg *Config) (*v1.UpgradeSpec, error) {
 		if ep.State.MountPoint == "" {
 			ep.State.MountPoint = constants.StateDir
 		}
-		upgradeSystemUri, err := cfg.Query("upgrade.system.uri")
-		upgradeSystemUri = strings.TrimRight(upgradeSystemUri, "\n")
+
+		systemSrc := cfg.Install.Active.Source
+		if systemSrc == nil {
+			systemSrc = v1.NewEmptySrc()
+		}
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to found upgrade source: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		src, err := v1.NewSrcFromURI(upgradeSystemUri)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse upgrade source uri: %w", err)
-		}
-
 		active = v1.Image{
 			File:       filepath.Join(ep.State.MountPoint, "cOS", constants.TransitionImgFile),
 			Size:       constants.ImgSize,
 			Label:      constants.ActiveLabel,
 			FS:         constants.LinuxImgFs,
 			MountPoint: constants.TransitionDir,
-			Source:     src,
+			Source:     systemSrc,
 		}
 
 		passive = v1.Image{