diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 063595d..7e3ca93 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN \
   sed -i -e 's/^root::/root:!:/' /root-out/etc/shadow
 
 # set version for s6 overlay
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION="3.1.0.1"
+ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION="3.1.2.0"
 ARG S6_OVERLAY_ARCH="x86_64"
 
 # add s6 overlay
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ RUN tar -C /root-out -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-symlinks-arch.tar.xz
 # copy ci-checks
 COPY ci-check/ /root-out/package/admin/s6-overlay-${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/etc/s6-rc/sources/top/contents.d
 
-# patch cont-init for docker-mods
-COPY patch/ /tmp/patch
-RUN  patch -u /root-out/package/admin/s6-overlay-${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init -i /tmp/patch/package/admin/s6-overlay-@VERSION@/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init.patch
-
 # Runtime stage
 FROM scratch
 COPY --from=rootfs-stage /root-out/ /
@@ -70,7 +66,9 @@ LABEL maintainer="TheLamer"
 ENV PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)\\$ " \
 HOME="/root" \
 TERM="xterm" \
-S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTIME="0"
+S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTIME="0" \
+S6_VERBOSITY=1 \
+S6_STAGE2_HOOK=/docker-mods
 
 RUN \
   echo "**** install runtime packages ****" && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 03c98fd..816e517 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN \
   sed -i -e 's/^root::/root:!:/' /root-out/etc/shadow
 
 # set version for s6 overlay
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION="3.1.0.1"
+ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION="3.2.0.0"
 ARG S6_OVERLAY_ARCH="aarch64"
 
 # add s6 overlay
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ RUN tar -C /root-out -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-symlinks-arch.tar.xz
 # copy ci-checks
 COPY ci-check/ /root-out/package/admin/s6-overlay-${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/etc/s6-rc/sources/top/contents.d
 
-# patch cont-init for docker-mods
-COPY patch/ /tmp/patch
-RUN  patch -u /root-out/package/admin/s6-overlay-${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init -i /tmp/patch/package/admin/s6-overlay-@VERSION@/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init.patch
-
 # Runtime stage
 FROM scratch
 COPY --from=rootfs-stage /root-out/ /
@@ -70,7 +66,9 @@ LABEL maintainer="TheLamer"
 ENV PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)\\$ " \
 HOME="/root" \
 TERM="xterm" \
-S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTIME="0"
+S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTIME="0" \
+S6_VERBOSITY=1 \
+S6_STAGE2_HOOK=/docker-mods
 
 RUN \
   echo "**** install runtime packages ****" && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.armhf b/Dockerfile.armhf
index e46f1f3..ee52624 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN \
   sed -i -e 's/^root::/root:!:/' /root-out/etc/shadow
 
 # set version for s6 overlay
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION="3.1.0.1"
+ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION="3.1.2.0"
 ARG S6_OVERLAY_ARCH="armhf"
 
 # add s6 overlay
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ RUN tar -C /root-out -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-symlinks-arch.tar.xz
 # copy ci-checks
 COPY ci-check/ /root-out/package/admin/s6-overlay-${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/etc/s6-rc/sources/top/contents.d
 
-# patch cont-init for docker-mods
-COPY patch/ /tmp/patch
-RUN  patch -u /root-out/package/admin/s6-overlay-${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init -i /tmp/patch/package/admin/s6-overlay-@VERSION@/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init.patch
-
 # Runtime stage
 FROM scratch
 COPY --from=rootfs-stage /root-out/ /
@@ -70,7 +66,9 @@ LABEL maintainer="TheLamer"
 ENV PS1="$(whoami)@$(hostname):$(pwd)\\$ " \
 HOME="/root" \
 TERM="xterm" \
-S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTIME="0"
+S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTIME="0" \
+S6_VERBOSITY=1 \
+S6_STAGE2_HOOK=/docker-mods
 
 RUN \
   echo "**** install runtime packages ****" && \
diff --git a/patch/package/admin/s6-overlay-@VERSION@/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init.patch b/patch/package/admin/s6-overlay-@VERSION@/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b01a7f0..0000000
--- a/patch/package/admin/s6-overlay-@VERSION@/etc/s6-linux-init/skel/rc.init.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- rc.init	2022-05-20 17:41:11.195721000 -0500
-+++ rc.init.patched	2022-05-20 17:41:37.646586700 -0500
-@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
-   s6-chmod 0755 /run/s6/container_environment
- fi
- 
-+/docker-mods
-+
- if profile=`printcontenv S6_RUNTIME_PROFILE` ; then
-   etc="/etc/cont-profile.d/$profile"
- else