diff --git a/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
index adc692c..a175049 100644
--- a/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ if [[ $v_encrypt_rpool == "1" ]]; then
   echo "=========set up dropbear=============="
 
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes dropbear-initramfs"
+  chroot_execute "apt purge cryptsetup-initramfs --yes"
+  
   mkdir -p "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear-initramfs"
   cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear-initramfs/authorized_keys"
 
@@ -796,7 +798,6 @@ CONF
 
 echo "========running packages upgrade==========="
 chroot_execute "apt upgrade --yes"
-chroot_execute "apt autoremove --yes"
 
 echo "===========add static route to initramfs via hook to add default routes for Hetzner due to Debian/Ubuntu initramfs DHCP bug ========="
 mkdir -p "$c_zfs_mount_dir/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount"
diff --git a/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh
index cb19010..2f03a0c 100644
--- a/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ if [[ $v_encrypt_rpool == "1" ]]; then
   echo "=========set up dropbear=============="
 
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes dropbear-initramfs"
+  chroot_execute "apt purge cryptsetup-initramfs --yes"
 
   cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear-initramfs/authorized_keys"
 
diff --git a/hetzner-debian12-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-debian12-zfs-setup.sh
index 4362b2c..9e179fb 100644
--- a/hetzner-debian12-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-debian12-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ if [[ $v_encrypt_rpool == "1" ]]; then
   echo "=========set up dropbear=============="
 
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes dropbear-initramfs"
+  chroot_execute "apt purge cryptsetup-initramfs --yes"
+  
   mkdir -p "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear/initramfs"
   cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear/initramfs/authorized_keys"
 
@@ -839,6 +841,8 @@ chmod 755 "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/network/interfaces"
 echo "======= update initramfs =========="
 chroot_execute "update-initramfs -u -k all"
 
+chroot_execute "apt remove cryptsetup-initramfs --yes"
+
 echo "======= update grub =========="
 chroot_execute "update-grub"
 
diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
index 5f3bed4..158b5d9 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ done
 if [[ $v_encrypt_rpool == "1" ]]; then
   echo "=========set up dropbear=============="
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes dropbear-initramfs"
+  chroot_execute "apt purge cryptsetup-initramfs --yes"
 
   cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear-initramfs/authorized_keys"
 
diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh
index d04dd09..a2fea91 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ done
 if [[ $v_encrypt_rpool == "1" ]]; then
   echo "=========set up dropbear=============="
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes dropbear-initramfs"
+  chroot_execute "apt purge cryptsetup-initramfs --yes"
 
   cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys "$c_zfs_mount_dir/etc/dropbear-initramfs/authorized_keys"