diff --git a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
index c85ec5e8..cd61c235 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
@@ -2125,6 +2125,27 @@ else
         backup_mount=/tmp/platform-backup
         backup_mount_release="${backup_mount}"/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx
 
+        # If this install is part of a factory auto-restore operation, the
+        # prestaged ostree_repo is inside the factory backup directory
+        if [[ "${include_paths}" == *"auto-restore"* ]]; then
+            ilog "Auto-restore detected, mounting instboot to verify auto-restore mode..."
+            mkdir -p /instboot
+            if mount /dev/disk/by-label/instboot /instboot 2>/dev/null; then
+                ilog "Successfully mounted /dev/disk/by-label/instboot to /instboot"
+            else
+                report_failure_with_msg "Failed to mount /dev/disk/by-label/instboot to /instboot"
+            fi
+
+            restore_config="/instboot/auto-restore/backup_restore_values.yml"
+            auto_restore_mode=$(grep "^auto_restore_mode:" "$restore_config" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/auto_restore_mode: *//' | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'")
+            ilog "auto_restore_mode: '$auto_restore_mode'"
+            if [[ "$auto_restore_mode" == "factory" ]]; then
+                backup_mount_release="${backup_mount}/factory/xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx"
+                ilog "Set backup_mount_release to factory path: $backup_mount_release"
+            fi
+            umount /instboot
+        fi
+
         ilog "Temporary backup mount: ${backup_mount}, release: ${backup_mount_release}"
         mkdir -p "${backup_mount}"
         mount "${backup_device}" "${backup_mount}" 2>/dev/null
@@ -2177,6 +2198,12 @@ else
         # Check if auto-restore is enabled, if so, prestaged ostree_repo is mandatory
         if [[ "${include_paths}" == *"auto-restore"* ]]; then
             if [ ! -e "${backup_mount_release}/ostree_repo" ] || [ -n "${local_repo_check_fail}" ]; then
+                if [ -d "${backup_mount_release}" ]; then
+                    elog "Contents of backup_mount_release (${backup_mount_release}):"
+                    elog "$(ls -la "${backup_mount_release}" 2>/dev/null || echo "Failed to list directory contents")"
+                else
+                    elog "Directory ${backup_mount_release} does not exist"
+                fi
                 report_failure_with_msg "ostree_repo must be prestaged for auto-restore operation"
             fi
         fi