diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh
index 93b2a338..457159c5 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/initramfs/custom-installation/hooks/casper-bottom.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ fi
 if [ ! -z "$cons" ]; then
     echo "Installation will proceed on graphics console, autoconsole not supported during autoinstall phase" > ${cons%,*}
     echo "Progress can be checked by using ssh to access and running the screendump command" > ${cons%,*}
+    echo ${cons%,*} > /root/tmp/autoconsdev
     #fcmdline="$fcmdline console=${cons#/dev/}"
 fi
 echo $fcmdline > /custom-installation/confluent/fakecmdline
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 130a0cfe..e4a1e8a3 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+deploycfg=/custom-installation/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
+
+cryptboot=$(grep encryptboot: $deploycfg|sed -e 's/^encryptboot: //')
+if [ "$cryptboot" != "" ]  && [ "$cryptboot" != "none" ] && [ "$cryptboot" != "null" ]; then
+   echo "****Encrypted boot requested, but not implemented for this OS, halting install" > /dev/console
+   [ -f '/tmp/autoconsdev' ] && (echo "****Encryptod boot requested, but not implemented for this OS,halting install" >> $(cat /tmp/autoconsdev))
+   while :; do sleep 86400; done
+fi
+
+
 cat /custom-installation/ssh/*.rootpubkey > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME: /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 apikey=$(cat /custom-installation/confluent/confluent.apikey)