diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index f80b6eb..0f96895 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ int main() {
   initrd_get(initrd);
   size_t datapos=find_loc("vfs",initrd);
   load_proc(datapos,initrd);
+  while(rpc_is_init(2)==0);
   datapos=find_loc("devfs",initrd);
   load_proc(datapos,initrd);
+  while(rpc_is_init(3)==0);
   int err=mount("","devfs","/dev");
   if (err) {
     serial_print("Failed to mount devfs\n");
@@ -138,11 +140,11 @@ int main() {
   }
   datapos=find_loc("initrd_drv",initrd);
   load_proc(datapos,initrd);
-  for(int i=0;i<10000000;i++);
+  while(rpc_is_init(4)==0);
   serial_print("Loading VGA driver\n");
   datapos=find_loc("vga_drv",initrd);
   load_proc_devfs(datapos);
-  for(int i=0;i<10000000;i++);
+  while(rpc_is_init(5)==0);
   serial_print("Opening /dev/vga\n");
   stdout=fopen("/dev/vga","w");
   if (!stdout) {
diff --git a/initrd_drv/initrd_drv b/initrd_drv/initrd_drv
index e2a42b1..c6b59fc 100755
Binary files a/initrd_drv/initrd_drv and b/initrd_drv/initrd_drv differ
diff --git a/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c b/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c
index 63f75ff..b22d018 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ void isr_handler(registers_t* r) {
       case SYSCALL_RPC_MARK_AS_INIT:
         kernel_rpc_mark_as_init();
         break;
+      case SYSCALL_RPC_IS_INIT:
+        r->ecx=kernel_rpc_is_init((pid_t)r->ebx);
+        break;
       default:
         break;
       } 
diff --git a/kernel/rpc.c b/kernel/rpc.c
index 5193dc5..66d6b81 100644
--- a/kernel/rpc.c
+++ b/kernel/rpc.c
@@ -48,13 +48,7 @@ static void clear_init(pid_t pid) {
   process_ready_bmap[byte]=process_ready_bmap[byte]&(~(1<<bit));
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Check if a process is ready to accept RPC calls
- * \param pid The pid to check
- * \return whether the process is ready
-*/
-static char is_init(pid_t pid) {
+char kernel_rpc_is_init(pid_t pid) {
   size_t byte=pid/8;
   size_t bit=pid%8;
   char entry=process_ready_bmap[byte];
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ static char is_init(pid_t pid) {
 
 void* kernel_rpc_call(pid_t pid,char* name,void* buf,size_t size) {
   //serial_printf("PID %d calling %s on PID %d\n",tasking_get_PID(),name,pid);
-  if (is_init(pid)==0) {
+  if (kernel_rpc_is_init(pid)==0) {
     rpc_waiting_thread* waiting_thread=kmalloc(sizeof(rpc_waiting_thread));
     if (waiting_thread==NULL) {
       serial_printf("Kmalloc unable to allocate waiting_thread\n");
diff --git a/kernel/rpc.h b/kernel/rpc.h
index fed09b2..4cb5521 100644
--- a/kernel/rpc.h
+++ b/kernel/rpc.h
@@ -59,4 +59,12 @@ size_t kernel_get_num_rpc_funcs(pid_t pid);
  * Mark the current process as ready to accept RPC calls
 */
 void kernel_rpc_mark_as_init();
+
+/**
+ * Check if a process is ready to accept RPC calls
+ * \param pid The pid to check
+ * \return whether the process is ready
+*/
+char kernel_rpc_is_init(pid_t pid);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libc/rpc.c b/libc/rpc.c
index 4012a51..68d3aa5 100644
--- a/libc/rpc.c
+++ b/libc/rpc.c
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@ void rpc_mark_as_init() {
     int $80; \
   "::);
 }
+char rpc_is_init(pid_t pid) {
+  char is_init;
+  asm volatile("  \
+    mov $" QU(SYSCALL_RPC_IS_INIT) ", %%eax; \
+    int $80; \
+  ":"=c"(is_init):"b"(pid));
+  return is_init;
+}
diff --git a/libc/rpc.h b/libc/rpc.h
index e23777c..0b271fa 100644
--- a/libc/rpc.h
+++ b/libc/rpc.h
@@ -43,4 +43,11 @@ void rpc_return(void* buf,size_t size);
 */
 void rpc_mark_as_init();
 
+/**
+ * Check if a process is ready to accept RPC calls
+ * \param pid The pid to check
+ * \return whether the process is ready
+*/
+char rpc_is_init(pid_t pid);
+
 #endif