diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go
index f8b7f143..f2412240 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/kernel/imprt/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// Checking if container flag was set, then overwriting OptRoot
 	kernelVersion := args[0]
 	kernelName := kernelVersion
-  if len(args) > 1 {
+	if len(args) > 1 {
 		kernelName = args[1]
 	}
 	if OptContainer != "" {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
index 7b342a2b..0d1024a8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func ListKernels() ([]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)
+  kernelDriversRelative := path.Join("/lib/modules/"+kernelVersion)
 	kernelDestination := KernelImage(kernelName)
 	driversDestination := KmodsImage(kernelName)
 	versionDestination := KernelVersion(kernelName)
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func Build(kernelVersion string, kernelName string, root string) (string, error)
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Using PIGZ to compress the container: %s\n", compressor)
 		}
 
-		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd /; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -H newc | %s -c > \"%s\"", kernelDrivers, compressor, driversDestination)
+		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd %s; find .%s | cpio --quiet -o -H newc | %s -c > \"%s\"", root, kernelDriversRelative, compressor, driversDestination)
 
 		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "RUNNING: %s\n", cmd)
 		err = exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", cmd).Run()