diff --git a/bin/common.sh b/bin/common.sh
index 016fc6d9..202508c2 100644
--- a/bin/common.sh
+++ b/bin/common.sh
@@ -289,7 +289,11 @@ function generateImageKeysFile {
 
    #arg1 Full container image
    #arg2 name of template file
-   #arg3 prefix to insert in placeholders (optional)
+   #arg3 prefix to insert in placeholders (optional; defaults to "")
+   #arg4 flag to override omit_image_key logic (optional; defaults to "false")
+
+   #NOTE: arg4 is required to handle 2 initContainers (for OpenSearch and Fluent Bit)
+   #      for which the template file contains settings other than image specs
 
    local pullsecret_text
 
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ function generateImageKeysFile {
    fi
 
    prefix=${3:-""}
+   ignoreOmitImageKeys=${4:-"false"}
 
    imageKeysFile="$TMP_DIR/imageKeysFile.yaml"
    template_file=$2
@@ -310,7 +315,7 @@ function generateImageKeysFile {
       log_debug "Modifying an existing imageKeysFile"
    fi
 
-   if [ "$V4M_OMIT_IMAGE_KEYS" == "true" ]; then
+   if [ "$V4M_OMIT_IMAGE_KEYS" == "true" ] && [ "$ignoreOmitImageKeys" != "true" ]; then
       cp $TMP_DIR/empty.yaml $imageKeysFile
       return 0
    fi
diff --git a/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_azmonitor.sh b/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_azmonitor.sh
index 33ec9ab7..eaccb6bf 100755
--- a/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_azmonitor.sh
+++ b/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_azmonitor.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ log_info "Deploying Fluent Bit (Azure Monitor)"
 
 #Generate yaml file with all container-related keys#Generate yaml file with all container-related keys
 generateImageKeysFile "$FB_FULL_IMAGE"               "logging/fb/fb_container_image.template"
-generateImageKeysFile "$FB_INITCONTAINER_FULL_IMAGE" "logging/fb/fb_initcontainer_image.template"
+generateImageKeysFile "$FB_INITCONTAINER_FULL_IMAGE" "logging/fb/fb_initcontainer_image.template" "" "true"
 
 # Fluent Bit user customizations
 FB_AZMONITOR_USER_YAML="${FB_AZMONITOR_USER_YAML:-$USER_DIR/logging/user-values-fluent-bit-azmonitor.yaml}"
diff --git a/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_opensearch.sh b/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_opensearch.sh
index b511a332..2b53ce38 100755
--- a/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_opensearch.sh
+++ b/logging/bin/deploy_fluentbit_opensearch.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fi
 
 #Generate yaml file with all container-related keys
 generateImageKeysFile "$FB_FULL_IMAGE"                "logging/fb/fb_container_image.template"
-generateImageKeysFile "$FB_INITCONTAINER_FULL_IMAGE"  "logging/fb/fb_initcontainer_image.template"
+generateImageKeysFile "$FB_INITCONTAINER_FULL_IMAGE"  "logging/fb/fb_initcontainer_image.template" "" "true"
 
 # Fluent Bit user customizations
 FB_OPENSEARCH_USER_YAML="${FB_OPENSEARCH_USER_YAML:-$USER_DIR/logging/user-values-fluent-bit-opensearch.yaml}"
diff --git a/logging/bin/deploy_opensearch.sh b/logging/bin/deploy_opensearch.sh
index b3f40626..fc119881 100755
--- a/logging/bin/deploy_opensearch.sh
+++ b/logging/bin/deploy_opensearch.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fi
 #Generate yaml files with all container-related keys
 generateImageKeysFile "$OS_FULL_IMAGE"          "logging/opensearch/os_container_image.template"
 generateImageKeysFile "$OS_SYSCTL_FULL_IMAGE"   "$imageKeysFile"  "OS_SYSCTL_"
-generateImageKeysFile "$OS_FULL_IMAGE"          "logging/opensearch/os_initcontainer_image.template"
+generateImageKeysFile "$OS_FULL_IMAGE"          "logging/opensearch/os_initcontainer_image.template" "" "true"
 
 # get credentials
 export ES_ADMIN_PASSWD=${ES_ADMIN_PASSWD}