diff --git a/apps/default.nix b/apps/default.nix
index 1159fca..8f6023f 100644
--- a/apps/default.nix
+++ b/apps/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 rec {
 
-  linux-boot =
-    let drv = import ./linux-boot { inherit nixpkgs dhallApps packages; };
+  linux-image =
+    let drv = import ./linux-image { inherit nixpkgs dhallApps packages; };
     in {
       type = "app";
-      program = "${drv}/bin/linux-boot";
+      program = "${drv}/bin/linux-image";
     };
 
   nova-image = let
diff --git a/apps/linux-boot/default.nix b/apps/linux-image/default.nix
similarity index 72%
rename from apps/linux-boot/default.nix
rename to apps/linux-image/default.nix
index b3ba25a..a6da656 100644
--- a/apps/linux-boot/default.nix
+++ b/apps/linux-image/default.nix
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@
 
 { nixpkgs, dhallApps, packages }:
 
-nixpkgs.writeScriptBin "linux-boot" (with nixpkgs.buildPackages; ''
+nixpkgs.writeScriptBin "linux-image" (with nixpkgs.buildPackages; ''
   #!${runtimeShell}
   set -eu
-  if [ -z "$@" ]; then
-    echo "Error: a boot description must be passed as an argument - $0" > /dev/stderr
-    exit 1
-  fi
   export DHALL_PRELUDE=''${DHALL_PRELUDE:-${packages.dhallPrelude}/package.dhall}
   export DHALL_GENODE=''${DHALL_GENODE:-${packages.dhallGenode}/package.dhall}
   export BASE_LINUX_MANIFEST=''${BASE_LINUX_MANIFEST:-${packages.genode.base-linux.manifest}}
   export OS_MANIFEST=''${OS_MANIFEST:-${packages.genode.os.manifest}}
   ${dhallApps.dhall.program} text <<< "${./script.dhall} ($@)" > boot.sh
   source boot.sh
+  rm boot.sh
 '')
diff --git a/apps/linux-boot/script.dhall b/apps/linux-image/script.dhall
similarity index 96%
rename from apps/linux-boot/script.dhall
rename to apps/linux-image/script.dhall
index 5017e0c..f7638a8 100644
--- a/apps/linux-boot/script.dhall
+++ b/apps/linux-image/script.dhall
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ in    λ(args : Args)
             #!/bin/sh
             ${links}
             echo ${Text/show (Genode.Init.render args.config)} > config
-            exec ./core-linux
           ''
diff --git a/tests/driver-linux.nix b/tests/driver-linux.nix
index 68e570d..d6cd2db 100644
--- a/tests/driver-linux.nix
+++ b/tests/driver-linux.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ let
       env' = {
         DHALL_PRELUDE = "${testPkgs.dhallPrelude}/package.dhall";
         DHALL_GENODE = "${testPkgs.dhallGenode}/package.dhall";
+        BASE_MANIFEST = testPkgs.genode.base.manifest;
         BASE_LINUX_MANIFEST = testPkgs.genode.base-linux.manifest;
         OS_MANIFEST = testPkgs.genode.os.manifest;
       } // env;
@@ -66,8 +67,14 @@ let
 
         	global image_dir spawn_id
 
-        	spawn ${apps.linux-boot.program} \
+        	global env
+        	set env(XDG_CACHE_HOME) /tmp
+
+        	puts "${apps.linux-image.program} ${./driver-linux-config.dhall} ${testConfig}"
+        	exec ${apps.linux-image.program} \
         		${./driver-linux-config.dhall} ${testConfig}
+
+        	spawn ./core-linux
         	wait_for_output $wait_for_re $timeout_value $spawn_id
         }
       '';
@@ -102,6 +109,11 @@ let
           ./driver-linux-config.dhall
         } ${testConfig}).config" > $out
       '';
+      image = hostPkgs.runCommand (name + ".config") env' ''
+        mkdir -p $out
+        pushd $out
+        ${apps.linux-image.program} "${./driver-linux-config.dhall} ${testConfig}"
+      '';
     };
 
 in {