diff --git a/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/citadel-initramfs.bb b/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/citadel-initramfs.bb
index d1807b2..e788e75 100644
--- a/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/citadel-initramfs.bb
+++ b/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/citadel-initramfs.bb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ SRC_URI = "\
     file://initrd-release \
     file://crypttab \
     file://11-dm.rules \
+    file://citadel-lvm-activate.service \
     file://citadel-rootfs-mount.path \
     file://citadel-rootfs-mount.service \
     file://citadel-rootfs-setup.service \
     file://citadel-install-rootfs-mount.service \
     file://citadel-install-rootfs-setup.service \
-    file://citadel-image.conf \
     file://99-grsec.conf \
 "
 
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ do_install() {
     done
 
     install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
+    install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/citadel-lvm-activate.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
     install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/citadel-rootfs-mount.path ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
     install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/citadel-rootfs-mount.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
     install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/citadel-rootfs-setup.service ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}
diff --git a/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-lvm-activate.service b/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-lvm-activate.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92c6200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-lvm-activate.service
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Activate LVM volumes
+DefaultDependencies=no
+AssertPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
+
+# Don't run if running from installer or in live mode
+ConditionKernelCommandLine=!citadel.install
+ConditionKernelCommandLine=!citadel.live
+
+Requires=cryptsetup.target
+After=cryptsetup.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/vgchange -v -aay --sysinit
+
+
diff --git a/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-rootfs-mount.path b/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-rootfs-mount.path
index e730764..b6ede3e 100644
--- a/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-rootfs-mount.path
+++ b/meta-citadel/recipes-initrd/citadel-initramfs/files/citadel-rootfs-mount.path
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ ConditionKernelCommandLine=root=/dev/mapper/rootfs
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!citadel.install
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!citadel.live
 
+Requires=citadel-lvm-activate.service
+
 [Path]
 PathChanged=/dev/mapper