diff --git a/providers/ec2/assets/init.d/expand-volume b/common/assets/init.d/expand-volume
similarity index 100%
rename from providers/ec2/assets/init.d/expand-volume
rename to common/assets/init.d/expand-volume
diff --git a/providers/ec2/assets/init.d/generate-ssh-hostkeys b/common/assets/init.d/generate-ssh-hostkeys
similarity index 100%
rename from providers/ec2/assets/init.d/generate-ssh-hostkeys
rename to common/assets/init.d/generate-ssh-hostkeys
diff --git a/providers/ec2/assets/init.d/squeeze/generate-ssh-hostkeys b/common/assets/init.d/squeeze/generate-ssh-hostkeys
similarity index 100%
rename from providers/ec2/assets/init.d/squeeze/generate-ssh-hostkeys
rename to common/assets/init.d/squeeze/generate-ssh-hostkeys
diff --git a/common/tasks/initd.py b/common/tasks/initd.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fd252c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/tasks/initd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from base import Task
+from common import phases
+import os.path
+
+
+class ResolveInitScripts(Task):
+	description = 'Determining which startup scripts to install or disable'
+	phase = phases.system_modification
+
+	def run(self, info):
+		init_scripts = {'expand-volume': 'expand-volume'}
+
+		init_scripts['generate-ssh-hostkeys'] = 'generate-ssh-hostkeys'
+		if info.manifest.system['release'] == 'squeeze':
+			init_scripts['generate-ssh-hostkeys'] = 'squeeze/generate-ssh-hostkeys'
+
+		disable_scripts = ['hwclock.sh']
+		if info.manifest.system['release'] == 'squeeze':
+			disable_scripts.append('hwclockfirst.sh')
+
+		init_scripts_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../assets/init.d'))
+		for name, path in init_scripts.iteritems():
+			init_scripts[name] = os.path.join(init_scripts_dir, path)
+
+		info.initd = {'install': init_scripts,
+		              'disable': disable_scripts}
+
+
+class InstallInitScripts(Task):
+	description = 'Installing startup scripts'
+	phase = phases.system_modification
+	after = [ResolveInitScripts]
+
+	def run(self, info):
+		import stat
+		rwxr_xr_x = (stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR |
+		             stat.S_IRGRP                | stat.S_IXGRP |
+		             stat.S_IROTH                | stat.S_IXOTH)
+		from shutil import copy
+		from common.tools import log_check_call
+		for name, src in info.initd['install'].iteritems():
+			dst = os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/init.d', name)
+			copy(src, dst)
+			os.chmod(dst, rwxr_xr_x)
+			log_check_call(['/usr/sbin/chroot', info.root, '/sbin/insserv', '-d', name])
+
+		for name in info.initd['disable']:
+			log_check_call(['/usr/sbin/chroot', info.root, '/sbin/insserv', '-r', name])
diff --git a/providers/ec2/__init__.py b/providers/ec2/__init__.py
index e7d0662..9d7704e 100644
--- a/providers/ec2/__init__.py
+++ b/providers/ec2/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from common.tasks import boot as common_boot
 from tasks import security
 from common.tasks import network
 from tasks import initd
+from common.tasks import initd as common_initd
 from common.tasks import cleanup
 
 
@@ -53,8 +54,9 @@ def tasks(tasklist, manifest):
 	             network.RemoveDNSInfo(),
 	             network.ConfigureNetworkIF(),
 	             network.ConfigureDHCP(),
-	             initd.ResolveInitScripts(),
-	             initd.InstallInitScripts(),
+	             common_initd.ResolveInitScripts(),
+	             initd.AddEC2InitScripts(),
+	             common_initd.InstallInitScripts(),
 	             cleanup.ClearMOTD(),
 	             cleanup.ShredHostkeys(),
 	             cleanup.CleanTMP(),
diff --git a/providers/ec2/tasks/initd.py b/providers/ec2/tasks/initd.py
index 5a479fe..6f1d394 100644
--- a/providers/ec2/tasks/initd.py
+++ b/providers/ec2/tasks/initd.py
@@ -1,49 +1,19 @@
 from base import Task
 from common import phases
+from common.tasks import initd
 import os.path
 
 
-class ResolveInitScripts(Task):
-	description = 'Determining which startup scripts to install or disable'
+class AddEC2InitScripts(Task):
+	description = 'Adding EC2 startup scripts'
 	phase = phases.system_modification
+	after = [initd.ResolveInitScripts]
+	before = [initd.InstallInitScripts]
 
 	def run(self, info):
 		init_scripts = {'ec2-get-credentials': 'ec2-get-credentials',
-		                'ec2-run-user-data': 'ec2-run-user-data',
-		                'expand-volume': 'expand-volume'}
-
-		init_scripts['generate-ssh-hostkeys'] = 'generate-ssh-hostkeys'
-		if info.manifest.system['release'] == 'squeeze':
-			init_scripts['generate-ssh-hostkeys'] = 'squeeze/generate-ssh-hostkeys'
-
-		disable_scripts = ['hwclock.sh']
-		if info.manifest.system['release'] == 'squeeze':
-			disable_scripts.append('hwclockfirst.sh')
+		                'ec2-run-user-data': 'ec2-run-user-data'}
 
+		init_scripts_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../assets/init.d'))
 		for name, path in init_scripts.iteritems():
-			init_scripts[name] = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../assets/init.d', path))
-
-		info.initd = {'install': init_scripts,
-		              'disable': disable_scripts}
-
-
-class InstallInitScripts(Task):
-	description = 'Installing startup scripts'
-	phase = phases.system_modification
-	after = [ResolveInitScripts]
-
-	def run(self, info):
-		import stat
-		rwxr_xr_x = (stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR |
-		             stat.S_IRGRP                | stat.S_IXGRP |
-		             stat.S_IROTH                | stat.S_IXOTH)
-		from shutil import copy
-		from common.tools import log_check_call
-		for name, src in info.initd['install'].iteritems():
-			dst = os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/init.d', name)
-			copy(src, dst)
-			os.chmod(dst, rwxr_xr_x)
-			log_check_call(['/usr/sbin/chroot', info.root, '/sbin/insserv', '-d', name])
-
-		for name in info.initd['disable']:
-			log_check_call(['/usr/sbin/chroot', info.root, '/sbin/insserv', '-r', name])
+			info.initd['install'][name] = os.path.join(init_scripts_dir, path)