diff --git a/features/_usidev/exec.config b/features/_usidev/exec.config
index 402f6dbf..8eee4e1c 100755
--- a/features/_usidev/exec.config
+++ b/features/_usidev/exec.config
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -eufo pipefail
+set -euo pipefail
 
 mkdir -p /var/usr.overlay /var/usr.overlay.workdir
+
+# install
+mkdir /tmp/custompackages
+package="https://github.com/toanju/package-gardenlinux-update/releases/download/0.9gl4%2Bbp1877/build.tar.xz.0000"
+
+echo "Downloading and extracting package from $package"
+wget -q "$package" -O - | xz -d | tar xf - -C /tmp/custompackages
+
+pushd /tmp/custompackages > /dev/null
+rm -f -- *dbgsym* *arm64* || true
+ls -1
+dpkg -i gardenlinux-update_*_amd64.deb
+popd > /dev/null
+rm -rf /tmp/custompackages
diff --git a/features/_usidev/pkg.exclude b/features/_usidev/pkg.exclude
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..562044e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/_usidev/pkg.exclude
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gardenlinux-update