diff --git a/bootloader/install.sh b/bootloader/install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a0c6aeffc..000000000
--- a/bootloader/install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-if [[ -z $BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH ]]; then
-	echo "You must set the BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH environment variable" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-if [[ -z $BANAN_BUILD_DIR ]]; then
-	echo "You must set the BANAN_BUILD_DIR environment variable" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-ROOT_PARTITION_INDEX=2
-ROOT_PARTITION_INFO=$(fdisk -x $BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH | grep "^$BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH" | head -$ROOT_PARTITION_INDEX | tail -1)
-ROOT_PARTITION_GUID=$(echo $ROOT_PARTITION_INFO | cut -d' ' -f6)
-
-INSTALLER_BUILD_DIR=$(dirname $(realpath $0))/installer/build
-BOOTLOADER_ELF=$BANAN_BUILD_DIR/bootloader/bootloader
-
-if ! [ -f $BOOTLOADER_ELF ]; then
-	echo "You must build the bootloader first" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! [ -d $INSTALLER_BUILD_DIR ]; then
-	mkdir -p $INSTALLER_BUILD_DIR
-	cd $INSTALLER_BUILD_DIR
-	cmake ..
-fi
-
-cd $INSTALLER_BUILD_DIR
-make
-
-echo installing bootloader
-$INSTALLER_BUILD_DIR/x86_64-banan_os-bootloader-installer $BOOTLOADER_ELF $BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH $ROOT_PARTITION_GUID
diff --git a/script/config.sh b/script/config.sh
index a42f8a517..2c4ee7e25 100644
--- a/script/config.sh
+++ b/script/config.sh
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ export BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH=$BANAN_BUILD_DIR/banan-os.img
 if [[ -z $BANAN_UEFI_BOOT ]]; then
 	export BANAN_UEFI_BOOT=0
 fi
+
+if [[ -z $BANAN_BOOTLOADER ]]; then
+	export BANAN_BOOTLOADER="BANAN"
+fi
diff --git a/script/image-create.sh b/script/image-create.sh
index bce3e0011..246df4ca8 100755
--- a/script/image-create.sh
+++ b/script/image-create.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ if [[ -z $BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX ]]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ -z $BANAN_BOOTLOADER ]]; then
+	echo "You must set the BANAN_BOOTLOADER environment variable" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ -z $BANAN_ARCH ]]; then
 	echo  "You must set the BANAN_ARCH environment variable" >&2
 	exit 1
@@ -74,23 +79,39 @@ PARTITION2=${LOOP_DEV}p2
 
 sudo mkfs.ext2 -b 1024 -q $PARTITION2
 
-if [[ "$BANAN_UEFI_BOOT" == "1" ]]; then
-	sudo mkfs.fat $PARTITION1 > /dev/null
-	sudo mount $PARTITION1 "$MOUNT_DIR"
-	sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR/EFI/BOOT"
-	sudo "$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/grub-mkstandalone" -O "$BANAN_ARCH-efi" -o "$MOUNT_DIR/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI" "boot/grub/grub.cfg=$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_DIR/grub-memdisk.cfg"
-	sudo umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
+if [[ "$BANAN_BOOTLOADER" == "GRUB" ]]; then
+	if [[ "$BANAN_UEFI_BOOT" == "1" ]]; then
+		sudo mkfs.fat $PARTITION1 > /dev/null
+		sudo mount $PARTITION1 "$MOUNT_DIR"
+		sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR/EFI/BOOT"
+		sudo "$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/grub-mkstandalone" -O "$BANAN_ARCH-efi" -o "$MOUNT_DIR/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI" "boot/grub/grub.cfg=$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_DIR/grub-memdisk.cfg"
+		sudo umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
 
-	sudo mount $PARTITION2 "$MOUNT_DIR"
-	sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub"
-	sudo cp "$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_DIR/grub-uefi.cfg" "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
-	sudo umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
-else
-	sudo mount $PARTITION2 "$MOUNT_DIR"
-	sudo grub-install --no-floppy --target=i386-pc --modules="normal ext2 multiboot" --boot-directory="$MOUNT_DIR/boot" $LOOP_DEV
-	sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub"
-	sudo cp "$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_DIR/grub-legacy-boot.cfg" "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
-	sudo umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
+		sudo mount $PARTITION2 "$MOUNT_DIR"
+		sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub"
+		sudo cp "$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_DIR/grub-uefi.cfg" "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
+		sudo umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
+	else
+		sudo mount $PARTITION2 "$MOUNT_DIR"
+		sudo grub-install --no-floppy --target=i386-pc --modules="normal ext2 multiboot" --boot-directory="$MOUNT_DIR/boot" $LOOP_DEV
+		sudo mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub"
+		sudo cp "$BANAN_TOOLCHAIN_DIR/grub-legacy-boot.cfg" "$MOUNT_DIR/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
+		sudo umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
+	fi
 fi
 
 sudo losetup -d $LOOP_DEV
+
+if [[ "$BANAN_BOOTLOADER" == "GRUB" ]]; then
+	echo > /dev/null
+elif [[ "$BANAN_BOOTLOADER" == "BANAN" ]]; then
+	if [[ "$BANAN_UEFI_BOOT" == "1" ]]; then
+		echo "banan bootloader does not support UEFI" >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	$BANAN_SCRIPT_DIR/install-bootloader.sh
+else
+	echo "unrecognized bootloader $BANAN_BOOTLOADER" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
diff --git a/script/image.sh b/script/image.sh
index ae39bdfba..9b7760ee1 100755
--- a/script/image.sh
+++ b/script/image.sh
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$1" == "full" ]] || [[ ! -f $BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH ]]; then
 	$BANAN_SCRIPT_DIR/image-create.sh
-else
-	fdisk -l $BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH | grep -q 'EFI System'; IMAGE_IS_UEFI=$?
-	[[ $BANAN_UEFI_BOOT == 1 ]]; CREATE_IS_UEFI=$?
-
-	if [[ $IMAGE_IS_UEFI -ne $CREATE_IS_UEFI ]]; then
-		echo Converting disk image to/from UEFI
-		$BANAN_SCRIPT_DIR/image-create.sh
-	fi
 fi
 
 LOOP_DEV=$(sudo losetup --show -f "$BANAN_DISK_IMAGE_PATH")