diff --git a/src/freedombone-image b/src/freedombone-image
index 1eab460b..04c96075 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image
+++ b/src/freedombone-image
@@ -541,6 +541,10 @@ if [[ $ONION_ONLY != "no" ]]; then
     IMAGE_NAME=$'onion'
 fi
 
+if [ "$EXTERNAL_DRIVE" ]; then
+    IMAGE_NAME=$'sata'
+fi
+
 if [[ $VARIANT == 'mesh' ]]; then
     IMAGE_NAME=$'mesh'
     # typically not much disk space is needed for a mesh node