diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 198275bf..53b0cc19 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ livecd-rootfs (2.442) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
  -- Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:38:04 -0700
 
+livecd-rootfs (2.441.2) zesty; urgency=medium
+
+  * The ubuntu-server:live should use a casper-based initramfs to work
+    correctly. (LP: #1682460)
+
+ -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <cyphermox@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:56:31 -0400
+
+livecd-rootfs (2.441.1) zesty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Setup kernel properly for ubuntu-server:live; we *do* want to build
+    kernel-generic and initrd-generic for this image. (LP: #1682460)
+
+ -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <cyphermox@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:14:09 -0400
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.441) zesty; urgency=medium
 
   [ Balint Reczey ]
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 2f8decec..34937680 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -137,14 +137,17 @@ case $IMAGEFORMAT in
 		;;
 
 	plain)
-		OPTS="${OPTS:+$OPTS }--initramfs none --chroot-filesystem $IMAGEFORMAT"
+		INITRAMFS_TYPE=none
 		case $PROJECT:$SUBPROJECT in
 			ubuntu-server:live)
+				add_package live lupin-casper
+				INITRAMFS_TYPE=auto
 				;;
 			*)
 				PREINSTALLED=true
 				;;
 		esac
+		OPTS="${OPTS:+$OPTS }--initramfs $INITRAMFS_TYPE --chroot-filesystem $IMAGEFORMAT"
 		;;
 
 	ubuntu-image)
@@ -618,8 +621,10 @@ case $ARCH in
 		;;
 esac
 
-case $PROJECT in
-	ubuntu-server|ubuntu-base|ubuntu-touch|ubuntu-touch-custom)
+case $PROJECT:$SUBPROJECT in
+	ubuntu-server:live)
+		;;
+	ubuntu-server:*|ubuntu-base:*|ubuntu-touch:*|ubuntu-touch-custom:*)
 		OPTS="${OPTS:+$OPTS }--linux-packages=none --initramfs=none"
 		KERNEL_FLAVOURS=none
 		BINARY_REMOVE_LINUX=false