diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/list/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/list/main.go
index 8428bb59..a3a8d4ad 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/list/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/list/main.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		nodemap[n.KernelVersion.Get()]++
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("%-35s %-6s\n", "KERNEL NAME","KERNEL VERSION" "NODES")
+	fmt.Printf("%-35s %-25s %-6s\n", "KERNEL NAME", "KERNEL VERSION", "NODES")
 	for _, k := range kernels {
-		fmt.Printf("%-35s %-25s %6d\n", k, kernel.GetVersion(k), nodemap[k])
+		fmt.Printf("%-35s %-25s %6d\n", k, kernel.GetKernelVersion(k), nodemap[k])
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
index a0589eaf..708da7be 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func ListKernels() ([]string, error) {
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func Build(kernelVersion string, root string, kernelName string) (string, error) {
+func Build(kernelVersion string, kernelName string, root string) (string, error) {
 	kernelImage := path.Join(root, "/boot/vmlinuz-"+kernelVersion)
 	kernelDrivers := path.Join(root, "/lib/modules/"+kernelVersion)
 	kernelDestination := KernelImage(kernelName)
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ func Build(kernelVersion string, root string, kernelName string) (string, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "Could not write kernel version")
 	}
-	file.Sync()
+	err = file.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "Could not sync kernel version")
+	}
 	return "Done", nil
 }