diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 9ca655f..b612730 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ======================
 Version    Description
 
+1.2.05......Mount unionfs for pkg while fetching debootstrap packages.
 1.2.04......Fix for missing variable affecting embedded platforms, thanks to tga.
 1.2.03......Added post upgrade function for convenience, cleanup obsolete code.
 1.2.02......Always execute extension script after upgrade from WebGUI, code changes.
diff --git a/unionfs.sh b/unionfs.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 34df33e..814273e
--- a/unionfs.sh
+++ b/unionfs.sh
@@ -106,9 +106,27 @@ unload_kmods() {
 }
 
 fetch_pkg() {
+	if [ ! -d "/var/db/pkg" ]; then
+		mkdir -p "/var/db/pkg"
+	fi
+	if [ ! -d "${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg" ]; then
+		mkdir -p ${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg
+	fi
+
+	if ! df | grep -q "${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg"; then
+		echo "Enabling UnionFS for ${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg."
+		mount_unionfs -o avobe ${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg /var/db/pkg
+	fi
+
 	echo "Fetching required packages."
 	# Fetch deboostrap and dependency packages.
 	pkg fetch -y -d -o ${CWDIR}/system/ debootstrap || error_notify "Error while fetching packages, exiting."
+	echo "Done."
+
+	if df | grep -q "${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg"; then
+		echo "Disabling UnionFS for ${CWDIR}/system/var/db/pkg."
+		umount -f /var/db/pkg
+	fi
 
 	extract_pkg
 }
@@ -150,7 +168,7 @@ unionfs_on() {
 		echo "Enabling UnionFS for ${CWDIR}/system/usr/local."
 		mount_unionfs -o above ${CWDIR}/system/usr/local /usr/local
 	fi
-	
+
 	if ! df | grep -q "${CWDIR}/system/var/run"; then
 		echo "Enabling UnionFS for ${CWDIR}/system/var/run."
 		mount_unionfs -o avobe ${CWDIR}/system/var/run /var/run
diff --git a/version b/version
index 6189d86..14ca448 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.04
+1.2.05