diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index 1b64ff6c..2903fdb5 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ while [ $ready = "0" ]; do
     fi
     rm $tmperr
 done
+if [ ! -z "$autocons" ] && grep textconsole: true /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then /opt/confluent/bin/autocons -c > /dev/null; fi
 if [ -c /dev/tpmrm0 ]; then
     tpm2_pcrextend 15:sha256=2fbe96c50dde38ce9cd2764ddb79c216cfbcd3499568b1125450e60c45dd19f2
 fi
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
index 36607b86..ee6573dc 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ done
 cd - > /dev/null
 rm -rf $tpmdir
 /usr/libexec/platform-python /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-api/self/deploycfg2 > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
+if [ ! -z "$autocons" ] && grep textconsole: true /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then /opt/confluent/bin/autocons -c > /dev/null; fi
 umask $oldumask
 new_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 if [ "$new_apikey" != "$confluent_apikey" ]; then
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
index 6fcb44c3..0a801188 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/initramfs/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/10-confluentdiskless.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ while [ $ready = "0" ]; do
     fi
     rm $tmperr
 done
+if [ ! -z "$autocons" ] && grep textconsole: true /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then /opt/confluent/bin/autocons -c > /dev/null; fi
 tpm2_pcrextend 15:sha256=2fbe96c50dde38ce9cd2764ddb79c216cfbcd3499568b1125450e60c45dd19f2
 umask $oldumask
 autoconfigmethod=$(grep ipv4_method /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg |awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent
index f7aac35c..5bf663c8 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/suseagent
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ if [ -z "$mgtiface" ]; then
 else
     curl -H "CONFLUENT_MGTIFACE: $mgtiface" -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)" https://$mgr/confluent-api/self/deploycfg > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
 fi
+if [ ! -z "$autocons" ] && grep textconsole: true /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then /opt/confluent/bin/autocons -c > /dev/null; fi
 profilename=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
 profilename=${profilename#profile: }
 curl https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/profile.yaml > /tmp/profile.yaml
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
index 401f558a..583ffd9e 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ if echo $confluent_mgr | grep '%' > /dev/null; then
     ifname=${ifname%:}
 fi
 curl --cacert /etc/confluent/ca.pem  -sSf -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $confluent_nodename"  -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $confluent_apikey" https://${confluent_http_mgr}/confluent-api/self/deploycfg2 > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
+if [ ! -z "$autocons" ] && grep textconsole: true /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then /opt/confluent/bin/autocons -c > /dev/null; fi
 v6meth=$(grep ^ipv6_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 if [ "$v6meth" = static ]; then
     v6addr=$(grep ^ipv6_address: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/utils/autocons.c b/confluent_osdeploy/utils/autocons.c
index 05cd4407..54c6ca73 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/utils/autocons.c
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/utils/autocons.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (ws.ws_row < 24) { ws.ws_col = 24; }
     ioctl(ttyf, TIOCSWINSZ, &ws);
     tcsetattr(ttyf, TCSANOW, &tty);
-    ioctl(ttyf, TIOCCONS, 0);
+    if (argc > 1 && (strcmp(argv[1], '-c') == 0)) {
+        ioctl(ttyf, TIOCCONS, 0);
+    }
 }