diff --git a/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0024-ciss-crypt-squash b/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0024-ciss-crypt-squash
index 0e55591..e280add 100644
--- a/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0024-ciss-crypt-squash
+++ b/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0024-ciss-crypt-squash
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ MNT_ROOTFS="/run/live/rootfs"
 _PARAMETER=""
 _dev=""
 
+### Read the kernel cmdline once -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+LIVE_BOOT_CMDLINE="${LIVE_BOOT_CMDLINE:-$(cat /proc/cmdline 2>/dev/null)}"
+
 for _PARAMETER in ${LIVE_BOOT_CMDLINE}; do
 
   case "${_PARAMETER}" in