diff --git a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py
index 2cc04b3..3550e5b 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/grub.py
@@ -234,6 +234,45 @@ class DisablePNIN(Task):
         info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('biosdevname=0')
 
 
+class DisableConsoleBlanking(Task):
+    description = 'Disabling Console blanking'
+    phase = phases.system_modification
+    successors = [WriteGrubConfig]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, info):
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('consoleblank=0')
+
+
+class SetIoScheduler(Task):
+    description = 'Set VM optimized IO scheduler'
+    phase = phases.system_modification
+    successors = [WriteGrubConfig]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, info):
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('elevator=noop')
+
+
+class MakeLinuxFastAgain(Task):
+    description = 'make-linux-fast-again.com'
+    phase = phases.system_modification
+    successors = [WriteGrubConfig]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, info):
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('noibrs')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('noibpb')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('nopti')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('nospectre_v2')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('nospectre_v1')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('l1tf=off')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('nospec_store_bypass_disable')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('no_stf_barrier')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('mds=off')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('mitigations=off')
+
+
 class SetGrubTerminalToConsole(Task):
     description = 'Setting the grub terminal to `console\''
     phase = phases.system_modification
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/azure/tasks/boot.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/azure/tasks/boot.py
index b967bef..1b0b3c2 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/azure/tasks/boot.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/azure/tasks/boot.py
@@ -32,15 +32,4 @@ class ConfigureGrub(Task):
             'console=ttyS0,115200n8',
             'earlyprintk=ttyS0,115200',
             'rootdelay=300',
-            'elevator=noop',
-            'noibrs',
-            'noibpb',
-            'nopti',
-            'nospectre_v2',
-            'nospectre_v1',
-            'l1tf=off',
-            'nospec_store_bypass_disable',
-            'no_stf_barrier',
-            'mds=off',
-            'mitigations=off',
         ])
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py
index b0d392b..9ef6493 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/ec2/tasks/boot.py
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@ class ConfigurePVGrub(Task):
         info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].extend([
             'consoleblank=0',
             'elevator=noop',
-            'noibrs',
-            'noibpb',
-            'nopti',
-            'nospectre_v2',
-            'nospectre_v1',
-            'l1tf=off',
-            'nospec_store_bypass_disable',
-            'no_stf_barrier',
-            'mds=off',
-            'mitigations=off',
         ])
 
 
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/boot.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/boot.py
index 9071f6c..d0f0e7b 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/boot.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/boot.py
@@ -10,22 +10,8 @@ class ConfigureGrub(Task):
 
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, info):
-        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].extend([
-            'console=ttyS0,38400n8',
-            'elevator=noop',
-            'consoleblank=0',
-            'elevator=noop',
-            'noibrs',
-            'noibpb',
-            'nopti',
-            'nospectre_v2',
-            'nospectre_v1',
-            'l1tf=off',
-            'nospec_store_bypass_disable',
-            'no_stf_barrier',
-            'mds=off',
-            'mitigations=off',
-        ])
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('console=ttyS0,38400n8')
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('elevator=noop')
         # Enable SCSI block multiqueue on Stretch.
         from bootstrapvz.common.releases import stretch
         if info.manifest.release >= stretch:
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/kvm/tasks/boot.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/kvm/tasks/boot.py
index 3c8d1a3..6064580 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/kvm/tasks/boot.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/kvm/tasks/boot.py
@@ -14,21 +14,7 @@ class SetGrubConsolOutputDeviceToVirtual(Task):
 
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, info):
-        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].extend([
-            'console=tty0',
-            'consoleblank=0',
-            'elevator=noop',
-            'noibrs',
-            'noibpb',
-            'nopti',
-            'nospectre_v2',
-            'nospectre_v1',
-            'l1tf=off',
-            'nospec_store_bypass_disable',
-            'no_stf_barrier',
-            'mds=off',
-            'mitigations=off',
-        ])
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].append('console=tty0')
 
 
 class SetGrubSystemdShowStatus(Task):
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/virtualbox/tasks/boot.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/virtualbox/tasks/boot.py
index cd752d0..51b1a15 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/virtualbox/tasks/boot.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/virtualbox/tasks/boot.py
@@ -11,18 +11,4 @@ class AddVirtualConsoleGrubOutputDevice(Task):
 
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, info):
-        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'].extend([
-            'console=tty0',
-            'consoleblank=0',
-            'elevator=noop',
-            'noibrs',
-            'noibpb',
-            'nopti',
-            'nospectre_v2',
-            'nospectre_v1',
-            'l1tf=off',
-            'nospec_store_bypass_disable',
-            'no_stf_barrier',
-            'mds=off',
-            'mitigations=off',
-        ])
+        info.grub_config['GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'].append('console=tty0')