diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_common b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_common
index 0e11e3a1c..491ea1d57 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_common
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_common
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _run ()
 {
     # add basic apps
     _map _binary bash blkid bsdcpio cat cp cut dialog echo env find grep \
-                 gzip halt init journalctl kmod loadkeys logger ls{,blk,mod} \
+                 gzip halt head init journalctl kmod loadkeys logger ls{,blk,mod} \
                  mkdir mkfs.btrfs modprobe less mount mountpoint mv \
                  poweroff realpath reboot rm sed setfont sh shutdown sleep sulogin \
                  systemctl systemd-tmpfiles udevadm umount uname
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system
index 37312802f..68bdc51d7 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _run ()
                  cfdisk cgdisk cksum col{,crt,rm,umn} comm csplit ctrlaltdel delpart diff \
                  depmod dir{name,colors} dmesg eject egrep expand expr fallocate factor fadvise \
                  fdisk fgrep file fincore findmnt fixparts flock fmt fold free fuser gdisk \
-                 get{cap,facl,fattr,opt,pcaps} gunzip gzexe hardlink hdparm head hexdump hostid \
+                 get{cap,facl,fattr,opt,pcaps} gunzip gzexe hardlink hdparm hexdump hostid \
                  id ionice ipc{mk,rm,s} irqtop isosize join keyctl last{,b} ldattach ldd \
                  link linux{32,64} logname look losetup ls{cpu,fd,ipc,irq,locks,logins,mem,ns} \
                  lz4{,c,cat} lz{cat,cmp,diff,egrep,fgrep,grep,less,more,ma,madec,mainfo,op} \
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system_cleanup b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system_cleanup
index 5be49c35f..ef90e187d 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system_cleanup
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_system_cleanup
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bz{cat,diff,grep,ip2,ip2recover,more},cal,capsh,ch{acl,con,cpu,grp,mem,oom,own,r
 cfdisk,cgdisk,cksum,col{,crt,rm,umn},comm,csplit,ctrlaltdel,delpart,diff,\
 depmod,dir{name,colors},dmesg,eject,egrep,expand,expr,fallocate,factor,fadvise,\
 fdisk,fgrep,file,fincore,findmnt,fixparts,flock,fmt,fold,free,fuser,gdisk,\
-get{cap,facl,fattr,opt,pcaps},gunzip,gzexe,hardlink,hdparm,head,hexdump,hostid,\
+get{cap,facl,fattr,opt,pcaps},gunzip,gzexe,hardlink,hdparm,hexdump,hostid,\
 id,ionice,ipc{mk,rm,s},irqtop,isosize,join,keyctl,last{,b},ldattach,ldd,\
 link,linux{32,64},logname,look,losetup,ls{cpu,fd,ipc,irq,locks,logins,mem,ns},\
 lz4{,c,cat},lz{cat,cmp,diff,egrep,fgrep,grep,less,more,ma,madec,mainfo,op},\
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/init.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/init.sh
index 6bb4bb80c..fb4ecc94e 100755
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/init.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/init.sh
@@ -142,5 +142,5 @@ _initrd_stage | _dialog --title " Initializing System " --gauge "${_KEEP} Search
 _clear
 _msg "The boot medium can be safely removed now."
 echo ""
-_msg "Launching systemd $(udevadm --version)..."
+_msg "Launching systemd $(systemctl --version | head -n1)..."
 # vim: set ft=sh ts=4 sw=4 et: