diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh
index c37b3d5..70af93d 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 fsck=$fsckbase$rwfst
 fsckopts=-a
 optfile=/run/initramfs/init-options
+optbase=/run/initramfs/init-options-base
 urlfile=/run/initramfs/init-download-url
 update=/run/initramfs/update
 
@@ -192,9 +193,16 @@
 	cp /${optfile##*/} $optfile
 fi
 
+if test -e /${optbase##*/}
+then
+	cp /${optbase##*/} $optbase
+else
+	touch $optbase
+fi
+
 if test ! -f $optfile
 then
-	cat /proc/cmdline > $optfile
+	cat /proc/cmdline $optbase > $optfile
 	get_fw_env_var openbmcinit >> $optfile
 	get_fw_env_var openbmconce >> $optfile
 fi