diff --git a/initrd/bin/flash.sh b/initrd/bin/flash.sh
index bb563016..ccc861b1 100755
--- a/initrd/bin/flash.sh
+++ b/initrd/bin/flash.sh
@@ -23,27 +23,49 @@ esac
 
 flash_rom() {
   ROM=$1
-  cp "$ROM" /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom
-  sha256sum /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom
-  if [ "$CLEAN" -eq 0 ]; then
-    preserve_rom /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom \
-    || die "$ROM: Config preservation failed"
-  fi
+  if [ "$READ" -eq 1 ]; then
+    flashrom $FLASHROM_OPTIONS -r "${ROM}.1" \
+    || die "$ROM: Read failed"
+    flashrom $FLASHROM_OPTIONS -r "${ROM}.2" \
+    || die "$ROM: Read failed"
+    flashrom $FLASHROM_OPTIONS -r "${ROM}.3" \
+    || die "$ROM: Read failed"
+    if [ `sha256sum ${ROM}.[123] | cut -f1 -d ' ' | uniq | wc -l` -eq 1 ]; then
+      mv ${ROM}.1 $ROM
+      rm ${ROM}.[23]
+    else
+      die "$ROM: Read inconsistent"
+    fi
+  else
+    cp "$ROM" /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom
+    sha256sum /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom
+    if [ "$CLEAN" -eq 0 ]; then
+      preserve_rom /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom \
+      || die "$ROM: Config preservation failed"
+    fi
 
-  flashrom $FLASHROM_OPTIONS -w /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom \
-  || die "$ROM: Flash failed"
+    flashrom $FLASHROM_OPTIONS -w /tmp/${CONFIG_BOARD}.rom \
+    || die "$ROM: Flash failed"
+  fi
 }
 
-if [ "$1" = "-c" ]; then
+if [ "$1" == "-c" ]; then
   CLEAN=1
+  READ=0
   ROM="$2"
+elif [ "$1" == "-r" ]; then
+  CLEAN=0
+  READ=1
+  ROM="$2"
+  touch $ROM
 else
   CLEAN=0
+  READ=0
   ROM="$1"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e "$ROM" ]; then
-	die "Usage: $0 [-c] <path_to_image.rom>"
+	die "Usage: $0 [-c|-r] <path_to_image.rom>"
 fi
 
 flash_rom $ROM