diff --git a/tests/assets/config_with_rebot.yaml b/tests/assets/config_with_rebot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c28f6d547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assets/config_with_rebot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#cloud-config
+
+install:
+  reboot: true
+  grub_options:
+    extra_cmdline: "rd.immucore.debug"
+
+stages:
+  initramfs:
+    - name: "Set user and password"
+      users:
+        kairos:
+          passwd: "kairos"
+    - name: "Set hostname"
+      hostname: kairos-{{ trunc 4 .Random }}
diff --git a/tests/provider_decentralized_test.go b/tests/provider_decentralized_test.go
index 8e3c83e19..542930b36 100644
--- a/tests/provider_decentralized_test.go
+++ b/tests/provider_decentralized_test.go
@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ var _ = Describe("kairos decentralized k8s test", Label("provider", "provider-de
 
 				Expect(out).Should(ContainSubstring("Kairos remote recovery"))
 
-				grub, err := vm.Sudo("cat /tmp/mnt/STATE/grub_oem_env")
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), grub)
-
-				Expect(grub).Should(ContainSubstring("default_menu_entry=Kairos"))
+				// No longer used. This is created to override the default entry but now the default entry is kairos already
+				// TODO: Create a test in acceptance to check for the creation of this file and if it has the correct override entry
+				//grub, err := vm.Sudo("cat /tmp/mnt/STATE/grub_oem_env")
+				//Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), grub)
+				//Expect(grub).Should(ContainSubstring("default_menu_entry=Kairos"))
 
 				out, err = vm.Sudo("umount /tmp/mnt/STATE")
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), out)
diff --git a/tests/provider_install_qrcode_test.go b/tests/provider_install_qrcode_test.go
index 15f98e5f1..6d5a9563a 100644
--- a/tests/provider_install_qrcode_test.go
+++ b/tests/provider_install_qrcode_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ var _ = Describe("kairos qr code install", Label("provider", "provider-qrcode-in
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), device)
 
 		By("registering with a screenshot")
-		err = register("fatal", fileName, "./assets/config.yaml", strings.TrimSpace(device), true)
+		// pass a config that auto reboots after install as we cannot know when the machine has finished
+		err = register("fatal", fileName, "./assets/config_with_reboot.yaml", strings.TrimSpace(device), true)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		By("waiting until it reboots to installed system")