diff --git a/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h b/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h
index de7df06b..8c6d3c93 100644
--- a/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h
+++ b/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace InitRD
     bool is_valid_header(TarHeader* header);
 
     File open(const char* filename);
-    void close(File& f);
     void for_each(void (*callback)(File& file));
+
+    void init();
 }
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diff --git a/kernel/src/init/Init.cpp b/kernel/src/init/Init.cpp
index 2d485b5b..9addffed 100644
--- a/kernel/src/init/Init.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/init/Init.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "assert.h"
 #include "bootboot.h"
 #include "cpu/CPU.h"
+#include "init/InitRD.h"
 #include "interrupts/Interrupts.h"
 #include "io/Serial.h"
 #include "log/Log.h"
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ void Init::early_init()
     kernelPMM.init_from_mmap();
     kernelVMM.init();
 
+    InitRD::init();
+
     if (strstr(environment, "quiet=1"))
     {
         KernelLog::toggle_log_level(LogLevel::DEBUG);
diff --git a/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp b/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
index efde2eff..22d6c03a 100644
--- a/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 extern BOOTBOOT bootboot;
 
+static void* initrd_base;
+
 static inline int get_file_size_in_blocks(InitRD::File f)
 {
     return f.size_in_blocks;
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ inline int InitRD::get_total_blocks()
 
 inline InitRD::TarHeader* InitRD::get_block(int block_index)
 {
-    return (TarHeader*)(bootboot.initrd_ptr + block_index * TAR_BLOCKSIZE);
+    return (TarHeader*)((uintptr_t)initrd_base + block_index * TAR_BLOCKSIZE);
 }
 
 inline bool InitRD::is_valid_header(TarHeader* header)
@@ -42,35 +44,26 @@ InitRD::File InitRD::get_file(TarHeader* header)
         result.size += (multiplier * (header->size[i] - 48));
         multiplier *= 8;
     }
-    result.addr =
-        KernelMemoryManager::get_unaligned_mappings((void*)((uint64_t)header + TAR_BLOCKSIZE), result.size / 4096 + 1);
-    result.size_in_blocks = result.size / TAR_BLOCKSIZE + 1;
+    result.addr = (void*)((uint64_t)header + TAR_BLOCKSIZE);
+    result.size_in_blocks = (result.size + (TAR_BLOCKSIZE - 1)) / TAR_BLOCKSIZE;
     return result;
 }
 
-void InitRD::free_file(File& file)
-{
-    KernelMemoryManager::release_unaligned_mappings(file.addr, file.size / 4096 + 1);
-}
-
 InitRD::File InitRD::open(const char* filename)
 {
     int block = 0;
     int total_blocks = get_total_blocks();
     while (block < total_blocks)
     {
-        TarHeader* hdr = (TarHeader*)KernelMemoryManager::get_unaligned_mapping(get_block(block));
+        TarHeader* hdr = (TarHeader*)get_block(block);
         if (hdr->typeflag == 53 || !is_valid_header(hdr))
         {
             block++;
-            KernelMemoryManager::release_unaligned_mapping(hdr);
             continue;
         }
         auto f = get_file(hdr);
-        KernelMemoryManager::release_unaligned_mapping(hdr);
         if (strncmp(hdr->name, filename, strlen(filename)) == 0) { return f; }
         block += get_file_size_in_blocks(f) + 1;
-        close(f);
     }
     File nullFile;
     nullFile.addr = NULL;
@@ -79,28 +72,26 @@ InitRD::File InitRD::open(const char* filename)
     return nullFile;
 }
 
-void InitRD::close(File& file)
-{
-    free_file(file);
-}
-
 void InitRD::for_each(void (*callback)(File& f))
 {
     int block = 0;
     int total_blocks = get_total_blocks();
     while (block < total_blocks)
     {
-        TarHeader* hdr = (TarHeader*)KernelMemoryManager::get_unaligned_mapping(get_block(block));
+        TarHeader* hdr = (TarHeader*)get_block(block);
         if (hdr->typeflag == 53 || !is_valid_header(hdr))
         {
             block++;
-            KernelMemoryManager::release_unaligned_mapping(hdr);
             continue;
         }
         auto f = get_file(hdr);
         block += get_file_size_in_blocks(f) + 1;
-        KernelMemoryManager::release_unaligned_mapping(hdr);
         callback(f);
-        close(f);
     }
+}
+
+void InitRD::init()
+{
+    initrd_base =
+        KernelMemoryManager::get_unaligned_mappings((void*)bootboot.initrd_ptr, bootboot.initrd_size / 4096 + 1);
 }
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