diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu/hooks/020-canary-live.chroot_early b/live-build/ubuntu/hooks/020-canary-live.chroot_early
index 00b98477..8a75ac78 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu/hooks/020-canary-live.chroot_early
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu/hooks/020-canary-live.chroot_early
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ case $PASS in
         ;;
 esac
 
+. /root/config/chroot
+
 case ${SUBPROJECT:-} in
     canary)
         ;;