diff --git a/build/initialization.sh b/build/initialization.sh
index 643f7d735..30cc39c70 100755
--- a/build/initialization.sh
+++ b/build/initialization.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ ControlPort 9051
 CookieAuthentication 1
 EOF
 
+cat /embassy-os/product_key.txt | tr -d '\n' | sha256sum | head -c 32 | sed 's/$/\n/' > /etc/machine-id
+
 raspi-config nonint enable_overlayfs
 systemctl disable initialization.service
 sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager