diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
index 3b75df9..b35f8da 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
     vm_config.numCpus = config.numCpus;
     vm_config.taskProfiles = config.taskProfiles.clone();
 
-    // Microdroid requires an additional payload disk image and the bootconfig partition.
+    // Microdroid requires an additional init ramdisk & payload disk image
     if os_name == "microdroid" {
         add_microdroid_images(
             config,
diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
index 675ca50..06b9716 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/payload.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,21 @@
     vm_payload_config: &VmPayloadConfig,
     vm_config: &mut VirtualMachineRawConfig,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    let debug_suffix = match config.debugLevel {
+        DebugLevel::NONE => "normal",
+        DebugLevel::APP_ONLY => "app_debuggable",
+        DebugLevel::FULL => "full_debuggable",
+        _ => return Err(anyhow!("unsupported debug level: {:?}", config.debugLevel)),
+    };
+    let initrd = format!("/apex/com.android.virt/etc/microdroid_initrd_{}.img", debug_suffix);
+    vm_config.initrd = Some(open_parcel_file(Path::new(&initrd), false)?);
+
+    let instance_img = Partition {
+        label: "vm-instance".to_owned(),
+        image: Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(instance_file)),
+        writable: true,
+    };
+    vm_config.disks.push(DiskImage { image: None, partitions: vec![instance_img], writable: true });
     vm_config.disks.push(make_payload_disk(
         config,
         apk_file,
@@ -368,34 +383,6 @@
         temporary_directory,
     )?);
 
-    vm_config.disks[1].partitions.push(Partition {
-        label: "vbmeta".to_owned(),
-        image: Some(open_parcel_file(
-            Path::new("/apex/com.android.virt/etc/fs/microdroid_vbmeta_bootconfig.img"),
-            false,
-        )?),
-        writable: false,
-    });
-    let bootconfig_image = "/apex/com.android.virt/etc/fs/microdroid_bootconfig.".to_owned()
-        + match config.debugLevel {
-            DebugLevel::NONE => "normal",
-            DebugLevel::APP_ONLY => "app_debuggable",
-            DebugLevel::FULL => "full_debuggable",
-            _ => return Err(anyhow!("unsupported debug level: {:?}", config.debugLevel)),
-        };
-    vm_config.disks[1].partitions.push(Partition {
-        label: "bootconfig".to_owned(),
-        image: Some(open_parcel_file(Path::new(&bootconfig_image), false)?),
-        writable: false,
-    });
-
-    // instance image is at the second partition in the second disk.
-    vm_config.disks[1].partitions.push(Partition {
-        label: "vm-instance".to_owned(),
-        image: Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(instance_file)),
-        writable: true,
-    });
-
     Ok(())
 }