diff --git a/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/files/rc.local b/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/files/rc.local
index a823a54..38153ae 100755
--- a/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/files/rc.local
+++ b/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/files/rc.local
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ fi
 
 # Check if docker images have been loaded
 if [ ! -f /home/umbrel/statuses/images-loaded ]; then
-    if [ -f /home/umbrel/umbrel-docker-images.tar ]; then
-      echo "Loading docker images"
-      docker load -i /home/umbrel/umbrel-docker-images.tar || exit 1
-      rm -f /home/umbrel/umbrel-docker-images.tar
+    if [ -f /home/umbrel/umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz ]; then
+      echo "Loading pre-bundled Docker images"
+      start=`date +%s`
+      docker load -i /home/umbrel/umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz || exit 1
+      end=`date +%s`
+      echo "It took $((($end - $start)/60)) minutes ($((end - start)) seconds) to load all the images"
+      rm -f /home/umbrel/umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz
       touch /home/umbrel/statuses/images-loaded
       chown -R umbrel.umbrel /home/umbrel/statuses/images-loaded
     else
diff --git a/stage2/05-docker-compose/01-run.sh b/stage2/05-docker-compose/01-run.sh
index 7cb8587..dcae09e 100755
--- a/stage2/05-docker-compose/01-run.sh
+++ b/stage2/05-docker-compose/01-run.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ while IFS= read -r image; do
     docker pull --platform=linux/arm/v7 $image
 done <<< "$IMAGES"
 
-docker save $IMAGES -o umbrel-docker-images.tar
-du -h umbrel-docker-images.tar
-cp umbrel-docker-images.tar ${ROOTFS_DIR}/home/${FIRST_USER_NAME}/umbrel-docker-images.tar
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+docker save $IMAGES | gzip > umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz
+du -h umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz
+cp umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz ${ROOTFS_DIR}/home/${FIRST_USER_NAME}/umbrel-docker-images.tar.gz
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