diff --git a/cmd/control/console_init.go b/cmd/control/console_init.go
index 47df22af..800942ae 100644
--- a/cmd/control/console_init.go
+++ b/cmd/control/console_init.go
@@ -30,7 +30,18 @@ type symlink struct {
 	oldname, newname string
 }
 
+func ConsoleInitMain() {
+	err := consoleInitFunc()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func consoleInitAction(c *cli.Context) error {
+	return consoleInitFunc()
+}
+
+func consoleInitFunc() error {
 	cfg := config.LoadConfig()
 
 	// Now that we're booted, stop writing debug messages to the console
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 165852c2..fc84e4fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 var entrypoints = map[string]func(){
 	"cloud-init-execute": cloudinitexecute.Main,
 	"cloud-init-save":    cloudinitsave.Main,
+	"console":            control.ConsoleInitMain,
+	"console.sh":         control.ConsoleInitMain,
 	"docker":             docker.Main,
 	"dockerlaunch":       dfs.Main,
 	"halt":               power.Halt,