diff --git a/slem/Dockerfile b/slem/Dockerfile
index eed39be..31ca407 100644
--- a/slem/Dockerfile
+++ b/slem/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=registry.suse.com/suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.4:latest
 FROM $BASE_IMAGE
+
 ADD repos/SUSE* /etc/zypp/repos.d/
 ADD services/* /etc/zypp/services.d/
 RUN zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys ref
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ RUN zypper in --force-resolution -y \
     polkit \
     rng-tools \
     nano \
+    growpart \
     && zypper cc
+
 ADD repos/opensuse* /etc/zypp/repos.d/
 RUN zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys ref
 RUN zypper in --force-resolution -y --no-allow-vendor-change \
@@ -24,63 +27,11 @@ RUN zypper in --force-resolution -y --no-allow-vendor-change \
 RUN mkdir -p /run/lock
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/libexec
 RUN touch /usr/libexec/.keep
-COPY --from=quay.io/kairos/framework:v2.4.3_opensuse-leap / /
 
-RUN mkdir -p /etc/dnf
-RUN echo "install_weak_deps=False" > /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
+COPY --from=quay.io/kairos/framework:v2.4.3_generic / /
 
-RUN zypper in --force-resolution -y \
-    bash-completion \
-    conntrack-tools \
-    coreutils \
-    curl \
-    device-mapper \
-    dhcp-client \
-    dosfstools \
-    dracut \
-    e2fsprogs \
-    fail2ban \
-    findutils \
-    gawk \
-    growpart \
-    gptfdisk \
-    haveged \
-    htop \
-    iproute2 \
-    iptables \
-    iputils \
-    issue-generator \
-    jq \
-    less \
-    logrotate \
-    lsscsi \
-    lvm2 \
-    mdadm \
-    multipath-tools \
-    nano \
-#    nohang \
-    open-iscsi \
-    openssh \
-    open-vm-tools \
-    parted \
-    pigz \
-    policycoreutils \
-    polkit \
-    procps \
-    rng-tools \
-    rsync \
-    squashfs \
-    strace \
-    sudo \
-    systemd \
-    systemd-network \
-    tar \
-    timezone \
-    tmux \
-    vim \
-    which \
-    tpm2* \
-    && zypper cc \
+# Remove file below to allow dracut to build initrd without dhcp-client
+RUN rm -rf /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/35network-legacy
 
 ## Generate initrd
 RUN kernel=$(ls /boot/vmlinuz-* | head -n1) && \
@@ -89,6 +40,8 @@ RUN kernel=$(ls /lib/modules | head -n1) && \
             dracut -v -N -f "/boot/initrd-${kernel}" "${kernel}" && \
             ln -sf "initrd-${kernel}" /boot/initrd && depmod -a "${kernel}"
 RUN kernel=$(ls /lib/modules | head -n1) && dracut -f "/boot/initrd-${kernel}" "${kernel}" && ln -sf "initrd-${kernel}" /boot/initrd
+
+# Cleanup
 RUN rm -rf /boot/initramfs-*
 RUN rm -rf /etc/zypp/repos.d/*
 RUN rm -rf /etc/zypp/services.d/*
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diff --git a/slem/README.md b/slem/README.md
index db10e57..3c73647 100644
--- a/slem/README.md
+++ b/slem/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-# slem
+# SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
 
-slem base image needs to built on the slem server.
-A registration code is need to build the slem base image.
+## Pre-requisites :
+* A host with SLES Micro distribution installed
+* Registration code to register with SUSEConnect
+* If you wish to override the BASE_IMAGE, make sure to use a container image that has zypper installed in it 
 
+## Steps to build the image:
 ./build.sh <REGISTRATION_CODE>
diff --git a/slem/build.sh b/slem/build.sh
index 0832ceb..1e9bffd 100644
--- a/slem/build.sh
+++ b/slem/build.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR : Registration code is empty !"
+  echo "Re-run this utility with SUSE Registration code in the args."
+  echo "Example : ./build.sh 123456789"
+  exit 1
+fi
+REGISTRATION_CODE=$1
+
 set -ex
 
-REGISTRATION_CODE=$1
-mkdir /var/slem
+mkdir -p /var/slem
+yes | cp ./Dockerfile /var/slem
 cd /var/slem
-mkdir repos
-mkdir services
+mkdir -p repos
+mkdir -p services
 cd repos/
-mkdir SUSE
-mkdir opensuse
+mkdir -p SUSE
+mkdir -p opensuse
 cd SUSE
 cp /etc/zypp/repos.d/SUSE*.repo .
 cd ../../services/
 cp /etc/zypp/services.d/*.service .
 cd ../repos/opensuse/
+
 cat > opensuse-oss.repo <<EOF
 [opensuse-oss]
 enabled=1
@@ -22,9 +31,9 @@ autorefresh=0
 baseurl=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.5/repo/oss/
 EOF
 cd ../..
-SUSEConnect -r $REGISTRATION_CODE
-systemctl restart docker
+
+#SUSEConnect -r $REGISTRATION_CODE
+transactional-update register -r $REGISTRATION_CODE
 transactional-update -n pkg install docker
-transactional-update -n register -p PackageHub/15.4/x86_64
-docker build -t slem-base-image:v243 .
 
+docker build -t slem-base:kairos-v2.4.3 .
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