diff --git a/deployment.sh b/deployment.sh
index 688178f..8a5e5b1 100755
--- a/deployment.sh
+++ b/deployment.sh
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ check_for_supported_disk() {
   # proxmox on blade, internal system
   if grep -q 'COMSTAR' /sys/block/${DISK}/device/model && \
     grep -q "OI" /sys/block/${DISK}/device/vendor ; then
+    FIRMWARE_PACKAGES="$FIRMWARE_PACKAGES firmware-qlogic"
     return 0
   fi
 
@@ -887,6 +888,13 @@ puppet
 EOF
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$FIRMWARE_PACKAGES" ] ; then
+  cat >> /etc/debootstrap/packages << EOF
+# firmware packages for hardware specific needs
+$FIRMWARE_PACKAGES
+EOF
+fi
+
 # sipwise key setup
 wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/sipwise.gpg http://deb.sipwise.com/autobuild/sipwise.gpg