diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df43f0a7..bd8fb98c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix "address already in use" in `wwclient` when `secure: true`. #2009
 - Use device names in netplan bonds. #2013
 - Fix ImageDelete API not returning error when checking if image is used by nodes/profiles
+- Fix warewulf-dracut to not run the wwinit module if root is not set to `root=wwclient*`
 
 ### Dependencies
 
diff --git a/dracut/modules.d/90wwinit/load-wwinit.sh b/dracut/modules.d/90wwinit/load-wwinit.sh
index 4bee160c..5bf3c29d 100644
--- a/dracut/modules.d/90wwinit/load-wwinit.sh
+++ b/dracut/modules.d/90wwinit/load-wwinit.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+[ -z "${wwinit_root_device}" ] && return 0
+
 get_stage() {
     stage="${1}"
     info "warewulf: loading stage: ${stage}"