diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index a7b954ed..a57d7c65 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -2787,14 +2787,28 @@ if [ "${controller}" = true ] ; then
 
                 ilog "Temporary backup mount is ${backup_mount}"
                 mkdir -p "${backup_mount}"
-                mount "${backup_device}" "${backup_mount}" 2>/dev/null
+                mount "${backup_device}" "${backup_mount}"
+                rc=$?
+                if [ ${rc} -ne 0 ]; then
+                    report_failure_with_msg "Unable to mount ${backup_device} on ${backup_mount} [rc=${rc}]"
+                fi
 
                 ilog "Copying repo to ${backup_mount}"
                 cp -a ${repo} ${backup_mount}
                 rc=$?
                 if [ ${rc} -ne 0 ]; then
-                    report_failure_with_msg "Unable to copy repo to /opt/platform-backup"
+                    report_failure_with_msg "Unable to copy repo to /opt/platform-backup [rc=${rc}]"
                 fi
+
+                if [ -e "/instboot/opt/platform-backup/${sw_release}" ]; then
+                    ilog "Copying images and patches to ${backup_mount}"
+                    cp -a  /instboot/opt/platform-backup/${sw_release} ${backup_mount}
+                    rc=$?
+                    if [ ${rc} -ne 0 ]; then
+                        report_failure_with_msg "Unable to copy images from /instboot to /opt/platform-backup [rc=${rc}]"
+                    fi
+                fi
+
                 umount "${backup_mount}"
             fi
         else