diff --git a/internal/cmd/commands.go b/internal/cmd/commands.go
index d8acec8..ef45ff3 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/commands.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/commands.go
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ Sends a generic event payload with the configuration found in the scanned direct
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 			log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr}).With().Logger()
+			img := utils.ReadCMDLineArg("cos-img/filename=")
+			log.Debug().Strs("TargetImage", img).Msg("Target image")
 			g := herd.DAG()
 			s := &mount.State{
 				Logger:      log.Logger,
 				Rootdir:     utils.GetRootDir(),
 				MountRoot:   true,
 				TargetLabel: utils.BootStateToLabel(),
-				TargetImage: utils.BootStateToImage(),
+				TargetImage: img[0],
+				IsRecovery:  utils.IsRecovery(),
 			}
 
 			err = s.Register(g)
diff --git a/internal/utils/common.go b/internal/utils/common.go
index b9a98ed..d06cd03 100644
--- a/internal/utils/common.go
+++ b/internal/utils/common.go
@@ -32,20 +32,16 @@ func BootStateToLabel() string {
 	}
 }
 
-func BootStateToImage() string {
+func IsRecovery() bool {
 	runtime, err := state.NewRuntime()
 	if err != nil {
-		return ""
+		return false
 	}
 	switch runtime.BootState {
-	case "active_boot":
-		return "/cOS/active.img"
-	case "passive_boot":
-		return "/cOS/passive.img"
 	case "recovery_boot":
-		return "/cOS/recovery.img"
+		return true
 	default:
-		return ""
+		return false
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/mount/mount.go b/pkg/mount/mount.go
index 665d273..4a63fa7 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/mount.go
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ type State struct {
 	StateDir  string // e.g. "/usr/local/.state"
 	MountRoot bool   // e.g. if true, it tries to find the image to loopback mount
 
-	fstabs []*fstab.Mount
+	fstabs     []*fstab.Mount
+	IsRecovery bool // if its recovery it needs different stuff
 }
 
 const (
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ func (s *State) Register(g *herd.Graph) error {
 		stateName := runtime.State.Name
 		stateFs := runtime.State.Type
 		// Recovery is a different partition
-		if s.TargetLabel == "COS_RECOVERY" {
+		if s.IsRecovery {
 			stateName = runtime.Recovery.Name
 			stateFs = runtime.Recovery.Type
 		}
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ func (s *State) Register(g *herd.Graph) error {
 
 	// depending on /run/cos-layout.env
 	// This is building the mountRoot dependendency if it was enabled
-	mountRootCondition := herd.ConditionalOption(func() bool { return s.MountRoot }, herd.WithDeps(opMountRoot))
+	mountRootCondition := herd.ConditionalOption(func() bool { return s.MountRoot && !s.IsRecovery }, herd.WithDeps(opMountRoot))
 	s.Logger.Debug().Bool("mountRootCondition", s.MountRoot).Msg("condition")
 
 	// TODO: this needs to be run after sysroot so we can link to /sysroot/system/oem and after /oem mounted
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ func (s *State) Register(g *herd.Graph) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	overlayCondition := herd.ConditionalOption(func() bool { return rootFSType(s.Rootdir) != "overlay" }, herd.WithDeps(opMountBaseOverlay))
+	overlayCondition := herd.ConditionalOption(func() bool { return rootFSType(s.Rootdir) != "overlay" && !s.IsRecovery }, herd.WithDeps(opMountBaseOverlay))
 	s.Logger.Debug().Bool("overlaycondition", rootFSType(s.Rootdir) != "overlay").Msg("condition")
 	// TODO: Add fsck
 	// mount overlay