diff --git a/.github/workflows/bwrap.yml b/.github/workflows/bwrap.yml
index aac301b..dcbe1bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bwrap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bwrap.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Archive sysc_image
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: sysc_image
+          name: internal_sysc_image
           path: sysc_image.tar
 
-  sysc:
-    name: Run sysc under bubblewrap
+  sysc1:
+    name: Run sysc (part 1) under bubblewrap
     needs: sysa
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -77,11 +77,46 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get sysc_image
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: sysc_image
+          name: internal_sysc_image
       - name: Extract sysc_image
         run: tar -xf sysc_image.tar
       - name: Run bootstrap
         run: ./rootfs.py --bwrap --external-sources --build-kernels --preserve --cores 2 --internal-ci pass2
+      - name: Archive created packages
+        if: always() # archive failed builds progress
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: internal_packages_sysc1
+          path: tmp/sysa/sysc_image/usr/src/repo/**
+
+  sysc2:
+    name: Run sysc (part 2) under bubblewrap
+    needs: sysc1
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install bubblewrap
+        run: sudo apt install bubblewrap
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          # There is a strange bug(?) in nongnu, when you clone a git repository
+          # against a commit != HEAD with depth=1, it errors out.
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Get sysc_image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: internal_sysc_image
+      - name: Extract sysc_image
+        run: tar -xf sysc_image.tar
+      # By doing this, all packages that have already been compiled will come from the preseed.
+      - name: Get packages repo progress
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: internal_packages_sysc1
+          path: tmp/sysa/sysc_image/usr/src/repo-preseeded/
+      - name: Run bootstrap
+        run: ./rootfs.py --bwrap --external-sources --build-kernels --preserve --cores 2 --internal-ci pass3
       - name: Archive created packages
         if: always() # archive failed builds
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/rootfs.py b/rootfs.py
index 48d713b..4e96dbc 100755
--- a/rootfs.py
+++ b/rootfs.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ you can run bootstap inside chroot.
 
 import argparse
 import os
+import shutil
 
 from sysa import SysA
 from sysc import SysC
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def create_configuration_file(args):
         config.write(f"UPDATE_CHECKSUMS={args.update_checksums}\n")
         config.write(f"JOBS={args.cores}\n")
         config.write("DISK=sda1\n")
+        config.write(f"INTERNAL_CI={args.internal_ci}\n")
         if (args.bare_metal or args.qemu) and not args.kernel:
             config.write("KERNEL_BOOTSTRAP=True\n")
         else:
@@ -198,7 +200,9 @@ print(shutil.which('chroot'))
                          '--dev-bind', '/dev/urandom', '/dev/urandom',
                          init)
 
-        if not args.internal_ci or args.internal_ci == "pass2":
+        if not args.internal_ci or args.internal_ci == "pass2" or args.internal_ci == "pass3":
+            shutil.copy2(os.path.join('sysa', 'bootstrap.cfg'),
+                         os.path.join('tmp', 'sysa', 'sysc_image', 'usr', 'src', 'bootstrap.cfg'))
             run('bwrap', '--unshare-user',
                          '--uid', '0',
                          '--gid', '0',
diff --git a/sysc/init b/sysc/init
index 6a6ef41..f0f1b07 100755
--- a/sysc/init
+++ b/sysc/init
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ DESTDIR=${DESTDIR}
 DISTFILES=${DISTFILES}
 SRCDIR=${SRCDIR}
 MAKEJOBS=${MAKEJOBS}
+INTERNAL_CI=${INTERNAL_CI}
 EOF
 
 exec ./run.sh
diff --git a/sysc/run2.sh b/sysc/run2.sh
index c56aba7..394ca34 100755
--- a/sysc/run2.sh
+++ b/sysc/run2.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ build python-3.8.16
 
 build python-3.11.1
 
+[ "${INTERNAL_CI}" = "pass2" ] && exit 0
+
 build gcc-10.4.0
 
 build binutils-2.38 pass2.sh