diff --git a/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py b/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py
index 399cbac..b921324 100644
--- a/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py
+++ b/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class ConfigurePVGrub(Task):
 		grub_def = os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/default/grub')
 		sed_i(grub_def, '^GRUB_TIMEOUT=[0-9]+', 'GRUB_TIMEOUT=0\n'
 		                                        'GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=true')
+		sed_i(grub_def, '^#GRUB_TERMINAL=console', 'GRUB_TERMINAL=console')
+		sed_i(grub_def, '^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"', 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=hvc0"')
 
 		from common.tools import log_check_call
 		log_check_call(['/usr/sbin/chroot', info.root, '/usr/sbin/update-grub'])