diff --git a/src/core/monojob.c b/src/core/monojob.c
index b4042a3d..ea9bc834 100644
--- a/src/core/monojob.c
+++ b/src/core/monojob.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
 
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <gpxe/process.h>
 #include <console.h>
@@ -54,11 +56,14 @@ struct job_interface monojob = {
 /**
  * Wait for single foreground job to complete
  *
+ * @v string		Job description to display
  * @ret rc		Job final status code
  */
-int monojob_wait ( void ) {
+int monojob_wait ( const char *string ) {
 	int key;
+	int rc;
 
+	printf ( "%s... ", string );
 	monojob_rc = -EINPROGRESS;
 	while ( monojob_rc == -EINPROGRESS ) {
 		step();
@@ -67,12 +72,20 @@ int monojob_wait ( void ) {
 			switch ( key ) {
 			case CTRL_C:
 				job_kill ( &monojob );
-				return -ECANCELED;
-				break;
+				rc = -ECANCELED;
+				goto done;
 			default:
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return monojob_rc;
+	rc = monojob_rc;
+
+done:
+	if ( rc ) {
+		printf ( "%s\n", strerror ( rc ) );
+	} else {
+		printf ( "ok\n" );
+	}
+	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/monojob.h b/src/include/gpxe/monojob.h
index f6cebb6b..aaa38d03 100644
--- a/src/include/gpxe/monojob.h
+++ b/src/include/gpxe/monojob.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 struct job_interface;
 
 extern struct job_interface monojob;
-extern int monojob_wait ( void );
+extern int monojob_wait ( const char *string );
 
 #endif /* _GPXE_MONOJOB_H */
diff --git a/src/usr/autoboot.c b/src/usr/autoboot.c
index 2afe596e..91836978 100644
--- a/src/usr/autoboot.c
+++ b/src/usr/autoboot.c
@@ -61,15 +61,20 @@ static int boot_filename ( const char *filename ) {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	if ( ( rc = imgfetch ( image, filename,
-			       register_and_autoexec_image ) ) != 0 ) {
+			       register_and_autoload_image ) ) != 0 ) {
+		printf ( "Could not load %s: %s\n",
+			 filename, strerror ( rc ) );
+		goto done;
+	}
+	if ( ( rc = imgexec ( image ) ) != 0 ) {
 		printf ( "Could not boot %s: %s\n",
 			 filename, strerror ( rc ) );
-		image_put ( image );
-		return rc;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
+ done:
 	image_put ( image );
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/usr/dhcpmgmt.c b/src/usr/dhcpmgmt.c
index f1eb2d63..bd05c5ee 100644
--- a/src/usr/dhcpmgmt.c
+++ b/src/usr/dhcpmgmt.c
@@ -56,15 +56,9 @@ int dhcp ( struct net_device *netdev ) {
 	}
 
 	/* Perform DHCP */
-	printf ( "DHCP (%s %s)...", netdev->name, netdev_hwaddr ( netdev ) );
+	printf ( "DHCP (%s %s)", netdev->name, netdev_hwaddr ( netdev ) );
 	if ( ( rc = start_dhcp ( &monojob, netdev, dhcp_success ) ) == 0 )
-		rc = monojob_wait();
-
-	if ( rc == 0 ) {
-		printf ( "done\n" );
-	} else {
-		printf ( "failed (%s)\n", strerror ( rc ) );
-	}
+		rc = monojob_wait ( "" );
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/src/usr/imgmgmt.c b/src/usr/imgmgmt.c
index 0a77469a..bead4867 100644
--- a/src/usr/imgmgmt.c
+++ b/src/usr/imgmgmt.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int imgfetch ( struct image *image, const char *uri_string,
 
 	if ( ( rc = create_downloader ( &monojob, image, image_register,
 					LOCATION_URI, uri ) ) == 0 )
-		rc = monojob_wait();
+		rc = monojob_wait ( uri_string );
 
 	uri_put ( uri );
 	return rc;