diff --git a/0001-start-at-1mb-leaving-the-first-mb-free.patch b/0001-start-at-1mb-leaving-the-first-mb-free.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64f7da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-start-at-1mb-leaving-the-first-mb-free.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From 3ed30fbcad47518c9ffbc66dfb4967ad2ab6a390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
+Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:10 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] start at 1mb leaving the first mb free read the uuid earlier
+ on /boot/uboot for some reason reading after toggling partition settings
+ fails.
+
+---
+ appcreate/partitionedfs.py | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/appcreate/partitionedfs.py b/appcreate/partitionedfs.py
+index 0271dc5..9401d0f 100644
+--- a/appcreate/partitionedfs.py
++++ b/appcreate/partitionedfs.py
+@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class PartitionedMount(Mount):
+             logging.debug("Assigned %s to %s%d at %d at size %d" % (p['mountpoint'], p['disk'], p['num'], p['start'], p['size']))
+ 
+         # XXX we should probably work in cylinder units to keep fdisk happier..
+-        start = 0
++        start = 1
+         logging.debug("Creating partitions")
+         for p in self.partitions:
+             d = self.disks[p['disk']]
+@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ class PartitionedMount(Mount):
+             if mp == '/boot/uboot':
+                 subprocess.call(["/sbin/mkfs.vfat", "-F", "32", "-n", "_/boot/uboot", p['device']])
+                 subprocess.call(["/bin/mkdir", "-p", "%s%s" % (self.mountdir, p['mountpoint'])])
++                p['UUID'] = self.__getuuid(p['device'])
+                 # mark the partition bootable
+                 subprocess.call(["/sbin/parted", "-s", self.disks[p['disk']]['disk'].device, "set", str(p['num']), "boot", "on"])
+                 # make sure that the partition type is correct
+                 subprocess.call(["/sbin/sfdisk", "--change-id", self.disks[p['disk']]['disk'].device, str(p['num']), "c",])
+-                p['UUID'] = self.__getuuid(p['device'])
+                 continue
+ 
+             if mp == 'biosboot':
+-- 
+1.8.2.1
+
diff --git a/appliance-tools.spec b/appliance-tools.spec
index a51903a..6c63094 100644
--- a/appliance-tools.spec
+++ b/appliance-tools.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Summary: Tools for building Appliances
 Name: appliance-tools
 Version: 006.5
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Base
 URL: http://thincrust.org/
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ URL: http://thincrust.org/
 #  git checkout appliance-tools-006.2
 #  make dist
 Source0: appliance-tools-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Patch0:  0001-start-at-1mb-leaving-the-first-mb-free.patch
 Requires: livecd-tools >= 020 curl rsync kpartx
 Requires: zlib
 Requires: qemu-img
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ Tool that helps remove unwanted files from the appliance image.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 make
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/image-minimizer
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 22 2013 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 006.5-2
+- add patch to read vfat uuid earlier
+- leave first mb free
 * Sun May 19 2013 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 006.5-1
 - fix writing out kickstart file