diff --git a/kickstart/veilor-os.ks b/kickstart/veilor-os.ks
index c5ef846..ca3bf91 100644
--- a/kickstart/veilor-os.ks
+++ b/kickstart/veilor-os.ks
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ logvol / --vgname=veilor --name=root --fstype=btrfs --size=1 --grow --mkfsoption
 @hardware-support
 @standard
 
+# live install plumbing (required by livemedia-creator --make-iso)
+dracut-live
+dracut-config-generic
+kernel
+grub2-efi-x64
+shim-x64
+efibootmgr
+
 # core hardening tools
 fail2ban
 fail2ban-firewalld