diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh
index a70beb92..145d0a6b 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ while ! grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk -F'|' '{print $3}'
     /opt/confluent/bin/copernicus -t > /etc/confluent/confluent.info
 done
 cd /
-grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info || return 0
-echo -n "" > /tmp/confluent.initq
+grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk -F'|' '{print $3}' | grep 1 >& /dev/null && echo -n "" > /tmp/confluent.initq
+grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info || return 0  # Do absolutely nothing if no data at all yet
+if [ -f /tmp/confluent.fellback ] && [ ! -f /tmp/confluent.initq ]; return 0; fi
+echo -n "" > /tmp/confluent.fellback
 
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 #TODO: blkid --label <whatever> to find mounted api