diff --git a/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor.go b/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor.go
index 606a3c02..fe0d5518 100644
--- a/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor.go
+++ b/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor.go
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ func (ch *CloudHypervisor) BuildExecCmd(args types.ExecArgs, ukernel types.Unike
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Initrd configuration
-	if args.InitrdPath != "" {
-		exArgs = append(exArgs, "--initramfs", args.InitrdPath)
-	}
-
-	// Check for extra initrd from unikernel monitor args
 	extraMonArgs := ukernel.MonitorCli()
-	if extraMonArgs.ExtraInitrd != "" {
-		exArgs = append(exArgs, "--initramfs", extraMonArgs.ExtraInitrd)
+
+	// Initrd configuration — prefer args.InitrdPath, fall back to unikernel extra initrd
+	initrdPath := args.InitrdPath
+	if initrdPath == "" {
+		initrdPath = extraMonArgs.ExtraInitrd
+	}
+	if initrdPath != "" {
+		exArgs = append(exArgs, "--initramfs", initrdPath)
 	}
 
 	switch args.Sharedfs.Type {
diff --git a/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor_test.go b/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c171ec25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/unikontainers/hypervisors/cloud_hypervisor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023-2026, Nubificus LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package hypervisors
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/urunc-dev/urunc/pkg/unikontainers/types"
+)
+
+type mockUnikernel struct {
+	extraInitrd string
+}
+
+func (m *mockUnikernel) Init(_ types.UnikernelParams) error        { return nil }
+func (m *mockUnikernel) CommandString() (string, error)            { return "", nil }
+func (m *mockUnikernel) SupportsBlock() bool                       { return false }
+func (m *mockUnikernel) SupportsFS(_ string) bool                  { return false }
+func (m *mockUnikernel) MonitorNetCli(_, _ string) string          { return "" }
+func (m *mockUnikernel) MonitorBlockCli() []types.MonitorBlockArgs { return nil }
+func (m *mockUnikernel) MonitorCli() types.MonitorCliArgs {
+	return types.MonitorCliArgs{ExtraInitrd: m.extraInitrd}
+}
+
+func TestCloudHypervisorSingleInitrd(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ch := &CloudHypervisor{binary: CloudHypervisorBinary, binaryPath: "/usr/bin/cloud-hypervisor"}
+	args := types.ExecArgs{
+		UnikernelPath: "/unikernel",
+		InitrdPath:    "/primary/initrd",
+		MemSizeB:      256 * 1024 * 1024,
+		Command:       "console=ttyS0",
+	}
+	ukernel := &mockUnikernel{extraInitrd: "/extra/initrd"}
+
+	result, err := ch.BuildExecCmd(args, ukernel)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	count := 0
+	for _, arg := range result {
+		if arg == "--initramfs" {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, count, "expected exactly one --initramfs flag")
+}