diff --git a/main/postmarketos-base/APKBUILD b/main/postmarketos-base/APKBUILD
index deb71bf4a..891788b0b 100644
--- a/main/postmarketos-base/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/postmarketos-base/APKBUILD
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 pkgname=postmarketos-base
-pkgver=27
-pkgrel=1
+pkgver=28
+pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="Meta package for minimal postmarketOS base"
 url="https://postmarketos.org"
 arch="noarch"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 depends="
 	alpine-base
-	devicepkg-utils
+	devicepkg-utils>=0.2.0
 	eudev
 	openssh
 	postmarketos-bootsplash
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ depends="
 	zram-init
 	"
 install="$pkgname.post-install $pkgname.pre-upgrade $pkgname.post-upgrade"
-triggers="$pkgname.trigger=/etc"
+triggers="$pkgname.trigger=/usr/share/deviceinfo"
 subpackages="
 	$pkgname-mesa
 	$pkgname-nftables
diff --git a/main/postmarketos-base/postmarketos-base.trigger b/main/postmarketos-base/postmarketos-base.trigger
index c4649bc7f..5d9975a69 100644
--- a/main/postmarketos-base/postmarketos-base.trigger
+++ b/main/postmarketos-base/postmarketos-base.trigger
@@ -1,38 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-# Each argument to this shell script is a path that caused the trigger to execute. 
-# If /etc/deviceinfo was installed (which should be the case for any device) and 
-# deviceinfo_getty is set, then configure a getty. 
+deviceinfo_getty=""
 
-deviceinfo="false"
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+. /usr/share/misc/source_deviceinfo
 
-for i in "$@"; do
-	case "$i" in
-		/etc)
-			if [ -f /etc/deviceinfo ]; then 
-				deviceinfo="true"
-			fi
-			break ;;
-	esac
-done
+if [ -n "${deviceinfo_getty}" ]; then
+	port=$(echo "${deviceinfo_getty}" | cut -s -d ";" -f 1)
+	baudrate=$(echo "${deviceinfo_getty}" | cut -s -d ";" -f 2)
 
-if [ "$deviceinfo" = "true" ]; then
-	deviceinfo_getty=""
-
-	# shellcheck disable=SC1091
-	. /usr/share/misc/source_deviceinfo
-
-	if [ -n "${deviceinfo_getty}" ]; then
-		port=$(echo "${deviceinfo_getty}" | cut -s -d ";" -f 1)
-		baudrate=$(echo "${deviceinfo_getty}" | cut -s -d ";" -f 2)
-
-		if [ -n "${port}" ] && [ -n "${baudrate}" ]; then
-			echo "Configuring a getty on port ${port} with baud rate ${baudrate}"
-			sed -i -e "s/#ttyS0::respawn:\/sbin\/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100/${port}::respawn:\/sbin\/getty -L ${port} ${baudrate} vt100/" /etc/inittab
-		else
-			echo "ERROR: Invalid value for deviceinfo_getty: ${deviceinfo_getty}"
-			exit 1
-		fi
+	if [ -n "${port}" ] && [ -n "${baudrate}" ]; then
+		echo "Configuring a getty on port ${port} with baud rate ${baudrate}"
+		sed -i -e "s/#ttyS0::respawn:\/sbin\/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100/${port}::respawn:\/sbin\/getty -L ${port} ${baudrate} vt100/" /etc/inittab
+	else
+		echo "ERROR: Invalid value for deviceinfo_getty: ${deviceinfo_getty}"
+		exit 1
 	fi
 fi