diff --git a/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh b/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh
index fc292db..4a9a190 100755
--- a/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ if [ -d "$NEWROOT"/.update_rootfs ]; then
     touch "$NEWROOT"/.successful-update
 fi
 
-mkdir -p "$NEWROOT"/.blendOS-overlays/usr
-mount -t overlay overlay -o index=off -o metacopy=off -o ro,lowerdir="$NEWROOT"/usr,upperdir="$NEWROOT"/.blendOS-overlays/usr "$NEWROOT"/usr
+rm -rf "$NEWROOT"/.blendOS-overlays
+mkdir -p "$NEWROOT"/.blendOS-overlays/usr{,.work}
+mount -t overlay overlay -o index=off -o metacopy=off -o ro,lowerdir="$NEWROOT"/usr,upperdir="$NEWROOT"/.blendOS-overlays/usr,workdir="$NEWROOT"/.blendOS-overlays/usr.work "$NEWROOT"/usr