diff --git a/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest b/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest
index 2f66bb1..4d36fc0 100644
--- a/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest
+++ b/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 set -eu
 
 printf "\e[95m[INFO] Starting             : [/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest] \n\e[0m"
-sleep 2
 
 ### Check panic command availability -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if ! command -v panic >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ stream_rootfs_payload() {
   block_size=1048576
   full_blocks=$((payload_size / block_size))
   remainder=$((payload_size % block_size))
-  remainder_offset=$((full_blocks * block_size))
 
   if [ "${full_blocks}" -gt 0 ]; then
 
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ stream_rootfs_payload() {
 
   if [ "${remainder}" -gt 0 ]; then
 
-    dd if="${payload_device}" bs=1 skip="${remainder_offset}" count="${remainder}" 2>/dev/null || return 1
+    dd if="${payload_device}" bs="${block_size}" skip="${full_blocks}" count=1 2>/dev/null | dd bs=1 count="${remainder}" 2>/dev/null || return 1
 
   fi
 
@@ -286,11 +284,17 @@ HASH_FILE="${CDLB_ROOTFS_ATTEST_MANIFEST}"
 SIGN_FILE="${CDLB_ROOTFS_ATTEST_SIGNATURE}"
 KEYFILE="${CDLB_KEY_DIR}/${CDLB_EXP_FPR}.gpg"
 
+log_in "0042()               : Validating [${KEYFILE}]"
 require_attestation_file "Public key"                   "${KEYFILE}"
+log_in "0042()               : Validating [${HASH_FILE}]"
 require_attestation_file "Rootfs attestation manifest"  "${HASH_FILE}"
+log_in "0042()               : Validating [${SIGN_FILE}]"
 require_attestation_file "Rootfs attestation signature" "${SIGN_FILE}"
+log_in "0042()               : Validating [${CDLB_MAPPER_DEV}]"
 require_rootfs_payload_device "${CDLB_MAPPER_DEV}"
 
+log_ok "0042()               : Rootfs attestation inputs are present and readable."
+
 log_in "0042()               : Verifying rootfs attestation manifest with 'gpgv' and pinned GPG FPR."
 
 if ! _STATUS="$(/usr/bin/gpgv --keyring "${KEYFILE}" --status-fd 1 "${SIGN_FILE}" "${HASH_FILE}" 2>&1)"; then
diff --git a/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/9990-overlay.sh b/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/9990-overlay.sh
index 930414d..2948e4d 100644
--- a/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/9990-overlay.sh
+++ b/config/includes.chroot/usr/lib/live/boot/9990-overlay.sh
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ setup_unionfs ()
   ### CISS override for /usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest -------------------------------------------------------
   printf "\e[95m[INFO] Calling              : [/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest] ... \n\e[0m"
   chmod +x /usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest
-  sleep 2
 
   if [ -x /usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest ]; then
 
@@ -515,7 +514,6 @@ setup_unionfs ()
   fi
 
   printf "\e[92m[INFO] Calling              : [/usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest] done. \n\e[0m"
-  sleep 2
   ### CISS override for /usr/lib/live/boot/0042_ciss_post_decrypt_attest -------------------------------------------------------
 
   printf "\e[92m[INFO] Successfully applied : [/usr/lib/live/boot/9990-overlay.sh] \n\e[0m"