diff --git a/live/src/config.sh b/live/src/config.sh
index 7ad282b04e..c3fa23c6fc 100644
--- a/live/src/config.sh
+++ b/live/src/config.sh
@@ -98,14 +98,12 @@ arch=$(uname -m)
 profile=$(echo "$kiwi_profiles" | tr "_" "-")
 label="Install-$profile-$arch"
 
-# Extra cleanup for the PXE images
-if [[ "$kiwi_profiles" == *PXE* ]]; then
+# Set the default live root except for PXE images
+if [[ "$kiwi_profiles" != *PXE* ]]; then
   echo "Setting default live root: live:LABEL=$label"
   mkdir /etc/cmdline.d
   echo "root=live:LABEL=$label" >/etc/cmdline.d/10-liveroot.conf
   echo "root_disk=live:LABEL=$label" >>/etc/cmdline.d/10-liveroot.conf
-  # if there's a default network location, add it here
-  # echo "root_net=" >> /etc/cmdline.d/10-liveroot.conf
   echo 'install_items+=" /etc/cmdline.d/10-liveroot.conf "' >/etc/dracut.conf.d/10-liveroot-file.conf
 fi
 echo 'add_dracutmodules+=" dracut-menu agama-cmdline "' >>/etc/dracut.conf.d/10-liveroot-file.conf