diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel b/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
index 02e391d9..e2e47ef1 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
 # copernicus is hard coded, easier to script a fake sysfs
 uuid=$(vsish -e get /hardware/bios/dmiInfo|grep -A15 UUID|sed -e 's/.*://'|sed -e ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n//g' | sed -e 's/ *0x//g')
 uuid=${uuid:0:8}-${uuid:8:4}-${uuid:12:4}-${uuid:16:4}-${uuid:20:12}
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ while ! grep NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info; do
 done
 node=$(grep NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info|head -n 1|awk '{print $2}')
 mgr=$(grep MANAGER: /etc/confluent/confluent.info|head -n 1|awk '{print $2}')
-/opt/confluent/bin/clortho $node $mgr > /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
+cp /opt/confluent/bin/clortho /clortho
+/clortho $node $mgr > /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
+cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/confluent/ca.pem
 /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-api/self/deploycfg > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
 profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | sed -e 's/^profile: //')
 /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-public/os/$profile/kickstart > /etc/confluent/ks.cfg
@@ -21,5 +24,4 @@ chmod +x /tmp/makeksnet
 rootpw=$(grep ^rootpassword: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|sed -e 's/^rootpassword: //')
 echo rootpw --iscrypted $rootpw > /tmp/rootpw
 export BOOT_OPTIONS=ks=/etc/confluent/ks.cfg
-exec /bin/install
-
+exec /bin/install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_server/bin/osimage b/confluent_server/bin/osimage
index 9349c62a..e88a081c 100644
--- a/confluent_server/bin/osimage
+++ b/confluent_server/bin/osimage
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def initialize(cmdset):
             sys.exit(1)
     os.rename(tmpname, '/var/lib/confluent/public/site/initramfs.cpio')
     tmptarname = tmpname.replace('cpio', 'tgz')
-    tarcmd = ['tar', '--transform=s|^|etc/|', '-czf', tmptarname] + topack
+    tarcmd = ['tar', '-czf', tmptarname] + topack
     subprocess.check_call(tarcmd)
     os.chdir(opath)
     os.rename(tmptarname, '/var/lib/confluent/public/site/initramfs.tgz')