diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh
index 1c37f2bbb..9312ccef5 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh
@@ -1064,8 +1064,10 @@ function updateMenu() {
         [ -z "${opts}" ] && return 1
         if [ ${opts} -eq 1 ]; then
           writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
+          rm -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH"
         elif [ ${opts} -eq 2 ]; then
           writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "next" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
+          echo "next" >"${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH"
         fi
         ARCBRANCH="$(readConfigKey "arc.branch" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
         dialog --backtitle "$(backtitle)" --title "Switch Buildsystem" --aspect 18 \
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
index 95999b6ff..7819d2807 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if grep -q "automated_arc" /proc/cmdline; then
 else
   writeConfigKey "automated" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 fi
-[ -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH" ] && initConfigKey "arc.branch" "next" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}" || initConfigKey "arc.branch" "" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
+[ -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH" ] && writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "next" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}" || writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 [ -f "${PART3_PATH}/automated" ] && rm -f "${PART3_PATH}/automated" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 # Check for compatibility
 compatboot