diff --git a/internal/provider/bootstrap.go b/internal/provider/bootstrap.go
index e773cbae..ea63b46e 100644
--- a/internal/provider/bootstrap.go
+++ b/internal/provider/bootstrap.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
@@ -197,8 +198,22 @@ func oneTimeBootstrap(l logging.StandardLogger, c *providerConfig.Config, vpnSet
 	}
 
 	if utils.IsOpenRCBased() {
+		// Instead of creating an empty file, let's use the one generated by the k3s installer
+		content, err := os.ReadFile("/etc/init.d/k3s")
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Errorf("Failed to read init file: %s", err.Error())
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if len(content) == 0 {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("empty init file for k3s")
+			l.Errorf("openrc error: %s", err.Error())
+			return err
+		}
+
 		svc, err = openrc.NewService(
 			openrc.WithName(svcName),
+			openrc.WithUnitContent(string(content)),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Errorf("Failed to create service: %s", err.Error())