diff --git a/build-tests/x86/debian/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi b/build-tests/x86/debian/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi
index a99a3b7ed28..7b93df7a73c 100644
--- a/build-tests/x86/debian/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi
+++ b/build-tests/x86/debian/test-image-live-disk/appliance.kiwi
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@
         <package name="isc-dhcp-client"/>
         <package name="netbase"/>
         <package name="bsdmainutils"/>
-        <package name="usrmerge"/>
-        <package name="usr-is-merged"/>
         <package name="netplan.io"/>
         <package name="networkd-dispatcher"/>
         <package name="net-tools"/>
@@ -91,6 +89,7 @@
         <package name="netbase"/>
         <package name="locales-all"/>
         <package name="tzdata"/>
+        <package name="usr-is-merged"/>
     </packages>
     <packages type="image" profiles="Virtual">
         <package name="shim-signed"/>
@@ -103,5 +102,7 @@
         <package name="dracut-kiwi-oem-repart"/>
         <package name="dracut-kiwi-oem-dump"/>
     </packages>
-    <packages type="bootstrap"/>
+    <packages type="bootstrap">
+        <package name="usrmerge"/>
+    </packages>
 </image>