diff --git a/misc/confluent-cmdline.sh.rh8 b/misc/confluent-cmdline.sh.rh8
index 451ac884..79b010c2 100644
--- a/misc/confluent-cmdline.sh.rh8
+++ b/misc/confluent-cmdline.sh.rh8
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo -n "" >> /tmp/net.ifaces
 cat /tls/*.pem >> /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
-autocons=$(/opt/confluent/bin/autocons)
-if [ -n "$autocons" ]; then
-    echo console=$autocons >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-autocons
+if ! grep console= /proc/cmdline >& /dev/null; then
+    autocons=$(/opt/confluent/bin/autocons)
+    if [ -n "$autocons" ]; then
+        echo console=$autocons |sed -e 's!/dev/!!' >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-autocons.conf
+        echo "Initializing auto detected console when installer starts"
+    fi
 fi
 . /lib/anaconda-lib.sh
 wait_for_kickstart