diff --git a/tests/sanity/runtest.sh b/tests/sanity/runtest.sh
index ededecd..54c6ce6 100755
--- a/tests/sanity/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/sanity/runtest.sh
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ rlJournalStart
 
         # check kernel installation, must not create /boot/<machineid>
         if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then
-            rlLog "Apply machine-id workaround if running from a cloud image"
-            pushd /boot/loader/entries/
-                [ -f ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff-$(uname -r).conf ] && \
-                    mv ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff-$(uname -r).conf $(cat /etc/machine-id)-$(uname -r).conf
-            popd
             if rlCheckRpm kernel-core; then
+                rlLog "Apply machine-id workaround if running from a cloud image"
+                pushd /boot/loader/entries/
+                if [ -f ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff-$(uname -r).conf ]; then
+                    mv ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff-$(uname -r).conf $(cat /etc/machine-id)-$(uname -r).conf
+                    rlCheckRpm dracut-config-rescue || dnf install -y dracut-config-rescue
+                    kernel-install add "$(uname -r)" "/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/vmlinuz"
+                fi
+                popd
                 rlRun "dnf -y reinstall kernel-core" 0 "Reinstalling the kernel to verify BLS scripts function"
                 rlAssertNotExists /boot/`cat /etc/machine-id`
             else