diff --git a/.chezmoiscripts/run_init.sh.tmpl b/.chezmoiscripts/run_init.sh.tmpl
index 7be5c8d..882467c 100755
--- a/.chezmoiscripts/run_init.sh.tmpl
+++ b/.chezmoiscripts/run_init.sh.tmpl
@@ -49,5 +49,10 @@ if ! [ -d ~/.cache/chezmoi/init_backup ]; then
     safe_backup ~/.zshrc ~/.zsh_history ~/.zprofile ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_history ~/.profile
 fi
 
-# Brute force remove chezmoistate lock and restart init --apply
-exec sh -c 'rm ~/.config/chezmoi/chezmoistate.boltdb && CZ_EXTR=1 chezmoi init --apply'
+# Brute force remove chezmoistate lock and initialize chezmoi
+# apply with CZ_EXTR=1 will run twice as some logic in chemzoiexternal
+# requires tools that are downloaded with chezmoiexternal
+exec sh -c 'rm ~/.config/chezmoi/chezmoistate.boltdb \
+    && chezmoi init && chezmoi apply \
+    && printf "apply with externals #1/2...\n" && CZ_EXTR=1 chezmoi apply \
+    && printf "apply with externals #2/2...\n" && CZ_EXTR=1 chezmoi apply'
diff --git a/chezmoi.roots/_src.posix/.chezmoiscripts/run_once_init.sh.tmpl b/chezmoi.roots/_src.posix/.chezmoiscripts/run_once_init.sh.tmpl
index 92cc9ab..b02a2bb 100755
--- a/chezmoi.roots/_src.posix/.chezmoiscripts/run_once_init.sh.tmpl
+++ b/chezmoi.roots/_src.posix/.chezmoiscripts/run_once_init.sh.tmpl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 
-printf '_home init\s'
+printf '_src.posix init\n'