diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos b/images/Dockerfile.kairos
index b1d1874ce..178ef1a1c 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 COPY which-init.sh /usr/local/bin/which-init.sh
 
 RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/os-release
-RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release
+RUN if [ -f "/etc/kairos-release" ]; then sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release; fi
 
 # need to be defined after FROM for them to be replaced in the RUN bellow
 ARG HOME_URL="https://github.com/kairos-io/kairos"
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-alpine b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-alpine
index 53888e28f..7279142d3 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-alpine
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-alpine
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 COPY which-init.sh /usr/local/bin/which-init.sh
 
 RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/os-release
-RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release
+RUN if [ -f "/etc/kairos-release" ]; then sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release; fi
 
 # need to be defined after FROM for them to be replaced in the RUN bellow
 ARG HOME_URL="https://github.com/kairos-io/kairos"
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-debian b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-debian
index 141b7fdda..2559d910e 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-debian
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-debian
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 COPY which-init.sh /usr/local/bin/which-init.sh
 
 RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/os-release
-RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release
+RUN if [ -f "/etc/kairos-release" ]; then sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release; fi
 
 # need to be defined after FROM for them to be replaced in the RUN bellow
 ARG HOME_URL="https://github.com/kairos-io/kairos"
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-opensuse b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-opensuse
index 2f066b561..0f850a072 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-opensuse
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-opensuse
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 COPY which-init.sh /usr/local/bin/which-init.sh
 
 RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/os-release
-RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release
+RUN if [ -f "/etc/kairos-release" ]; then sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release; fi
 
 # need to be defined after FROM for them to be replaced in the RUN bellow
 ARG HOME_URL="https://github.com/kairos-io/kairos"
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-rhel b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-rhel
index a8c78b096..7e0d8cbcb 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-rhel
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-rhel
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 COPY which-init.sh /usr/local/bin/which-init.sh
 
 RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/os-release
-RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release
+RUN if [ -f "/etc/kairos-release" ]; then sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release; fi
 
 # need to be defined after FROM for them to be replaced in the RUN bellow
 ARG HOME_URL="https://github.com/kairos-io/kairos"
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
index 0210a8871..a36415196 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.kairos-ubuntu
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 COPY which-init.sh /usr/local/bin/which-init.sh
 
 RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/os-release
-RUN sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release
+RUN if [ -f "/etc/kairos-release" ]; then sed -i -n '/KAIROS_/!p' /etc/kairos-release; fi
 
 # need to be defined after FROM for them to be replaced in the RUN bellow
 ARG HOME_URL="https://github.com/kairos-io/kairos"