diff --git a/src/helper.cpp b/src/helper.cpp
--- a/src/helper.cpp
+++ b/src/helper.cpp
@@ -65,31 +65,85 @@
             return reply;
         }
         int ret = 0;
-        QProcess process;
-        process.start("update-alternatives", QStringList() << "--set" << "default.plymouth" << dir.path() + QChar('/') + themeFile.first());
-        if (!process.waitForStarted()) {
+        QProcess checkProcess;
+        QByteArray data;
+        qDebug() << "Running update-alternatives --list default.plymouth now";
+        checkProcess.start("update-alternatives --list default.plymouth");
+        if (!checkProcess.waitForStarted()) {
             reply = ActionReply::BackendError;
             reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("Cannot start update-alternatives."));
             return reply;
         }
-        if (!process.waitForFinished()) {
+        if (!checkProcess.waitForFinished()) {
             reply = ActionReply::BackendError;
             reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("update-alternatives failed to run."));
             return reply;
         }
-        ret = process.exitCode();
-
+        else {
+            data = checkProcess.readAllStandardOutput();
+        }
+        ret = checkProcess.exitCode();
+        
         if (ret != 0) {
             reply = ActionReply(ActionReply::HelperErrorReply());
             reply.setErrorCode(static_cast<ActionReply::Error>(ret));
             reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("update-alternatives returned with error condition %1.", ret));
             return reply;
         }
+        QString installFile = dir.path() + QChar('/') + themeFile.first();
+        if (!data.contains(installFile.toUtf8())) {
+            qDebug() << "Plymouth file not found in update-alternatives. So install it";
+            QProcess installProcess;
+            installProcess.start("update-alternatives", QStringList() << "--install" << "/usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth" << "default.plymouth" << installFile << "100");
+            
+            if (!installProcess.waitForStarted()) {
+                reply = ActionReply::BackendError;
+                reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("Cannot start update-alternatives."));
+                return reply;
+            }
+            if (!installProcess.waitForFinished()) {
+                reply = ActionReply::BackendError;
+                reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("update-alternatives failed to run."));
+                return reply;
+            }
+            ret = installProcess.exitCode();
+            
+            if (ret != 0) {
+                reply = ActionReply(ActionReply::HelperErrorReply());
+                reply.setErrorCode(static_cast<ActionReply::Error>(ret));
+                reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("update-alternatives returned with error condition %1.", ret));
+                return reply;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            qDebug() << "Running update-alternatives --set  now";
+            QProcess process;
+            process.start("update-alternatives", QStringList() << "--set" << "default.plymouth" << installFile);
+            if (!process.waitForStarted()) {
+                reply = ActionReply::BackendError;
+                reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("Cannot start update-alternatives."));
+                return reply;
+            }
+            if (!process.waitForFinished()) {
+                reply = ActionReply::BackendError;
+                reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("update-alternatives failed to run."));
+                return reply;
+            }
+            ret = process.exitCode();
+            
+            if (ret != 0) {
+                reply = ActionReply(ActionReply::HelperErrorReply());
+                reply.setErrorCode(static_cast<ActionReply::Error>(ret));
+                reply.setErrorDescription(i18n("update-alternatives returned with error condition %1.", ret));
+                return reply;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     int ret = 0;
 
     QProcess process;
+    qDebug() << "Running update-initramfs -u  now";
     process.start("/usr/sbin/update-initramfs", QStringList() << "-u");
     if (!process.waitForStarted()) {
         reply = ActionReply::BackendError;