diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 999525ca..595fb424 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Don't update IPMI if password isn't set. #638
 - Fix issue that `--nettagdel` does not work properly. #1503
 - Fix test for dhcp static configuration #1536 #1537
+- Fix issue that initrd fails at downloading runtime overlay with permission denied error,
+  when warewulf secure option in warewulf.conf is enabled. #806
 
 ## v4.5.8, 2024-10-01
 
diff --git a/etc/ipxe/default.ipxe b/etc/ipxe/default.ipxe
index 10ed5ff2..b66b6f5c 100644
--- a/etc/ipxe/default.ipxe
+++ b/etc/ipxe/default.ipxe
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ echo Downloading System Overlay:
 initrd --name system ${uri_base}&stage=system           || goto reboot
 
 echo Downloading Runtime Overlay:
-initrd --name runtime ${uri_base}&stage=runtime         || goto reboot
+initrd --name runtime ${uri_base}&stage=runtime         || echo Failed to download overlay runtime, but will continue...
 
 {{if ne .KernelOverride "" -}}
 echo Downloading Kernel Modules:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ echo Downloading System Overlay:
 initrd --name system ${uri_base}&stage=system&compress=gz       || goto reboot
 
 echo Downloading Runtime Overlay:
-initrd --name runtime ${uri_base}&stage=runtime&compress=gz     || goto reboot
+initrd --name runtime ${uri_base}&stage=runtime&compress=gz     || echo Failed to download overlay runtime.gz, but will continue...
 
 {{if ne .KernelOverride "" -}}
 echo Downloading Kernel Modules: