diff --git a/alpine/etc/issue b/alpine/etc/issue
index d7fd94a07..f5a95ea49 100644
--- a/alpine/etc/issue
+++ b/alpine/etc/issue
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+
 Welcome to Moby
-Kernel \r on an \m (\l)
 
                         ##         .
                   ## ## ##        ==
                ## ## ## ## ##    ===
            /"""""""""""""""""\___/ ===
       ~~~ {~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ /  ===- ~~~
-           \\______ o           __/
-             \\    \\         __/
-              \\____\\_______/
+           \______ o           __/
+             \    \         __/
+              \____\_______/
 
diff --git a/alpine/init b/alpine/init
index 5519d5b3f..46c52bceb 100755
--- a/alpine/init
+++ b/alpine/init
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ setup_console() {
 	# skip consoles already in inittab
 	grep -q "^$tty:" "$inittab" && return
 
-	echo "$tty::respawn:/sbin/getty $line $speed $tty $term" >> "$inittab"
+	echo "$tty::once:cat /etc/issue" >> "$inittab"
+	echo "$tty::respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /bin/sh $line $speed $tty $term" >> "$inittab"
 	if ! grep -q -w "$tty" "$securetty"; then
 		echo "$tty" >> "$securetty"
 	fi