diff --git a/virtweb_frontend/src/widgets/forms/CloudInitEditor.tsx b/virtweb_frontend/src/widgets/forms/CloudInitEditor.tsx
index ef54e3a..7f84f7b 100644
--- a/virtweb_frontend/src/widgets/forms/CloudInitEditor.tsx
+++ b/virtweb_frontend/src/widgets/forms/CloudInitEditor.tsx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function CloudInitUserDataAssistant(p: CloudInitProps): React.ReactElement {
     p.onChange?.();
   };
 
-  const SYSTEMD_NOT_SERIAL = `/bin/sh -c "rm -f /etc/default/grub.d/50-cloudimg-settings.cfg && update-grub"`;
+  const SYSTEMD_NOT_SERIAL = `/bin/sh -c "rm -f /etc/default/grub.d/50-cloudimg-settings.cfg && sed -i 's/quiet splash//g' /etc/default/grub && update-grub"`;
 
   return (
     <EditSection title="User data assistant">