diff --git a/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh b/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh
index 1e4116d9..5e53ab63 100755
--- a/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh
+++ b/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     intel-microcode \
     amd64-microcode \
     xorg \
+    xdotool \
     chromium \
     unclutter \
     fonts-liberation \
@@ -1298,10 +1299,12 @@ cp "$WORK_DIR/setup-tor.sh" "$ARCH_DIR/scripts/"
 cp "$WORK_DIR/archipelago-setup-tor.service" "$ARCH_DIR/scripts/"
 
 # First-boot: create core containers (bitcoin, mempool, btcpay, lnd, fedimint, homeassistant)
-# Unbundled builds only create FileBrowser (core dependency for Cloud)
-if [ "$UNBUNDLED" = "1" ]; then
+# Both bundled and unbundled builds use the full first-boot script.
+# Unbundled mode pulls images from registry; bundled mode loads from tarballs.
+if false && [ "$UNBUNDLED" = "1" ]; then
     echo "   Creating minimal first-boot service (UNBUNDLED: FileBrowser only)..."
-    # Create a minimal first-boot script that only starts FileBrowser
+    # DISABLED: minimal script doesn't create UI sidecars or write app configs.
+    # The full first-boot-containers.sh handles both bundled and unbundled modes.
     cat > "$WORK_DIR/first-boot-containers-unbundled.sh" <<'FBUNBUNDLED'
 #!/bin/bash
 # Minimal first-boot: create FileBrowser container only (unbundled ISO)