diff --git a/lib/debootstrap-ng.sh b/lib/debootstrap-ng.sh
index ec38645526..4f5b3aae5b 100644
--- a/lib/debootstrap-ng.sh
+++ b/lib/debootstrap-ng.sh
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ prepare_partitions()
 
 	# stage: create blank image
 	display_alert "Creating blank image for rootfs" "$sdsize MiB" "info"
-	truncate --size=${sdsize}M ${SDCARD}.raw
+	# truncate --size=${sdsize}M ${SDCARD}.raw # sometimes results in fs corruption, revert to previous know to work solution
+	dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M status=none count=$sdsize | pv -p -b -r -s $(( $sdsize * 1024 * 1024 )) | dd status=none of=${SDCARD}.raw
 
 	# stage: calculate boot partition size
 	local bootstart=$(($OFFSET * 2048))