diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 292a727..bda7ca1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ nixos-rebuild build-vm --flake '.#vm'
 
 ### Running
 
+*Note: M-2 will bring up a console for poweroff and such*
+
 Running should *mostly* be as simple as running the command the build
 script echos.
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 2d4d3f8..cc23dbb 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
             (import ./configuration)
             ({ ... }: {
               users.users.tlater.password = "insecure";
+
+              # Disable graphical tty so -curses works
+              boot.kernelParams = [ "nomodeset" ];
+
+              # # Set up VM settings to match real VPS
               # virtualisation.memorySize = 3941;
               # virtualisation.cores = 2;
             })
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@
         mkShell {
           buildInputs = [ nixfmt git-lfs ];
           shellHook = ''
-            export QEMU_OPTS="-m 3941 -smp 2"
+            export QEMU_OPTS="-m 3941 -smp 2 -curses"
             export QEMU_NET_OPTS="hostfwd=::3022-:2222,hostfwd=::3080-:80,hostfwd=::3443-:443,hostfwd=::3021-:2221,hostfwd=::25565-:25565"
           '';
         };