diff --git a/src/pylorax/__init__.py b/src/pylorax/__init__.py
index 25cccb34..72a08f85 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/__init__.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Lorax(BaseLoraxClass):
                                   domacboot=domacboot, templatedir=templatedir)
 
         logger.info("rebuilding initramfs images")
-        dracut_args=["--xz", "--add", "anaconda", "--omit", "plymouth",
+        dracut_args=["--xz", "--add", "anaconda pollcdrom", "--omit", "plymouth",
                      "--install", "/.buildstamp"]
         treebuilder.rebuild_initrds(add_args=dracut_args)
 
diff --git a/src/sbin/livemedia-creator b/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
index 0aa7dfd6..453343a0 100755
--- a/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
+++ b/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ except ImportError:
     libvirt = None
 
 # Default parameters for rebuilding initramfs, override with --dracut-args
-DRACUT_DEFAULT = ["--xz", "--add", "livenet", "--add", "dmsquash-live",
-                  "--add", "convertfs", "--omit", "plymouth"]
+DRACUT_DEFAULT = ["--xz", "--add", "livenet dmsquash-live convertfs pollcdrom",
+                  "--omit", "plymouth"]
 
 
 class LogRequestHandler(SocketServer.BaseRequestHandler):