diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 26d52e9..6d50a67 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-smbios type=2 \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-audiodev ${AUDIO_DRIVER:-alsa},id=hda -device ich9-intel-hda -device hda-duplex,audiodev=hda \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ich9-ahci,id=sata \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=OpenCoreBoot,if=none,snapshot=on,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT},file=${BOOTDISK:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2} \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=OpenCoreBoot,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file=${BOOTDISK:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.2,drive=OpenCoreBoot \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.3,drive=InstallMedia \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=raw \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::${INTERNAL_SSH_PORT:-10022}-:22,hostfwd=tcp::${SCREEN_SHARE_PORT:-5900}-:5900,${ADDITIONAL_PORTS} \' \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.naked b/Dockerfile.naked
index 28e605f..469976f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.naked
+++ b/Dockerfile.naked
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ RUN yes | sudo pacman -Syu bc qemu libvirt dnsmasq virt-manager bridge-utils ope
 
 WORKDIR /home/arch/OSX-KVM
 
+# we still want a recovery disk, monterey is backwards compatible (APFS), however, the Catalina and below are not (HFS+).
+ARG SHORTNAME=monterey
+
+RUN make \
+    && qemu-img convert BaseSystem.dmg -O qcow2 -p -c BaseSystem.img \
+    && rm ./BaseSystem.dmg
+
 ARG LINUX=true
 
 # required to use libguestfs inside a docker container, to create bootdisks for docker-osx on-the-fly
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ RUN touch Launch.sh \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=OpenCoreBoot,if=none,snapshot=on,format=qcow2,file=${BOOTDISK:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.2,drive=OpenCoreBoot \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.3,drive=InstallMedia \' \
-    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=raw \' \
+    && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=InstallMedia,if=none,file=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/BaseSystem.img,format=${BASESYSTEM_FORMAT} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-drive id=MacHDD,if=none,file=${IMAGE_PATH:-/home/arch/OSX-KVM/mac_hdd_ng.img},format=${IMAGE_FORMAT:-qcow2} \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-device ide-hd,bus=sata.4,drive=MacHDD \' \
     && tee -a Launch.sh <<< '-netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::${INTERNAL_SSH_PORT:-10022}-:22,hostfwd=tcp::${SCREEN_SHARE_PORT:-5900}-:5900,${ADDITIONAL_PORTS} \' \