diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 595fb424..30031ae7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - 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
+- Allow iPXE to continue booting without runtime overlay. #806
 
 ## v4.5.8, 2024-10-01
 
diff --git a/etc/ipxe/default.ipxe b/etc/ipxe/default.ipxe
index b66b6f5c..afe476cb 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         || echo Failed to download overlay runtime, but will continue...
+initrd --name runtime ${uri_base}&stage=runtime         || echo Failed downloading runtime overlay.
 
 {{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     || echo Failed to download overlay runtime.gz, but will continue...
+initrd --name runtime ${uri_base}&stage=runtime&compress=gz     || echo Failed downloading runtime overlay.
 
 {{if ne .KernelOverride "" -}}
 echo Downloading Kernel Modules: