diff --git a/distro/debian/debian.go b/distro/debian/debian.go
index 79fb50a..b01560f 100644
--- a/distro/debian/debian.go
+++ b/distro/debian/debian.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/cache"
 	"code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/config"
 	"code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/container"
+	"code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/distro/debian/snapshot"
 	"code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/fs"
 )
 
@@ -316,13 +317,20 @@ func ContainerVolumes(km config.KernelMask, pkgname string) (volumes container.V
 	return
 }
 
-func InstallCommands(km config.KernelMask, pkgname string) (cmds []string, err error) {
+func InstallCommands(km config.KernelMask, pkgname string, headers bool) (cmds []string, err error) {
 	dk, err := getCachedKernel(pkgname + ".deb")
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, pkg := range dk.Packages() {
+	var pkgs []snapshot.Package
+	if headers {
+		pkgs = dk.Packages()
+	} else {
+		pkgs = []snapshot.Package{dk.Image}
+	}
+
+	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
 		found, newurl := cache.PackageURL(
 			km.DistroType,
 			pkg.Deb.URL,
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.go b/kernel/kernel.go
index 1991e03..1e181ad 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func installKernel(sk config.KernelMask, pkgname string, force, headers bool) (e
 		}
 	case config.Debian:
 		var commands []string
-		commands, err = debian.InstallCommands(sk, pkgname)
+		commands, err = debian.InstallCommands(sk, pkgname, headers)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}