diff --git a/etc/rc.d/init.d/checkfs b/etc/rc.d/init.d/checkfs
index cb7583e..883cd88 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/init.d/checkfs
+++ b/etc/rc.d/init.d/checkfs
@@ -13,28 +13,29 @@ if [ -f /fastboot ]; then
    exit 0
 fi
 
-echo -n "Mounting root file system in read-only mode: "
-mount -n -o remount,ro /
-retval=$?
+echo -n "Checking file systems: "
+$PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Checking file systems..."
 
-if [ $retval != 0 ]; then
-   $FAILURE
-   echo
-   echo "Cannot check root file system because it could not"
-   echo "be mounted in read-only mode."
-   echo
-   echo -n "When you press enter, this system will be halted."
-   $NORMAL
-   echo
-   echo "Press enter to continue..."
-   read ans
-   echo "gonna run: $rc_base/init.d/halt"
-   $rc_base/init.d/halt
+if [ ! -e /run/initramfs/root-fsck ]; then
+   echo -n "Mounting root file system in read-only mode: "
+   mount -n -o remount,ro /
+   retval=$?
+
+   if [ $retval != 0 ]; then
+      $FAILURE
+      echo "Cannot check root file system because it could not"
+      echo "be mounted in read-only mode."
+      echo
+      $NORMAL
+      $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Checking file systems...operational error!"
+      echo_warning
+      echo
+   else
+      echo_success
+      echo
+   fi
 fi
 
-echo_success
-echo
-
 if [ -f /forcefsck ]; then
    echo "/forcefsck exists, forcing file system check"
    options="-f"
@@ -42,9 +43,6 @@ else
    options=""
 fi
 
-echo -n "Checking file systems: "
-$PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Checking file systems..."
-
 # note: -a option used to be -p; but this fails e.g. on fsck.minix
 fsck $options -a -A -C -T
 retval=$?