diff --git a/cmd/control/install.go b/cmd/control/install.go
index 31f4cb73..cd438056 100755
--- a/cmd/control/install.go
+++ b/cmd/control/install.go
@@ -127,14 +127,19 @@ func installAction(c *cli.Context) error {
 		cloudConfig = uc
 	}
 
-	if err := runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend, force, reboot, kexec, isoinstallerloaded); err != nil {
+	if err := runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend, force, kexec, isoinstallerloaded); err != nil {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"err": err}).Fatal("Failed to run install")
 	}
 
+	if !kexec && reboot && (force || yes("Continue with reboot")) {
+		log.Info("Rebooting")
+		power.Reboot()
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend string, force, reboot, kexec, isoinstallerloaded bool) error {
+func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend string, force, kexec, isoinstallerloaded bool) error {
 	fmt.Printf("Installing from %s\n", image)
 
 	if !force {
@@ -227,12 +232,10 @@ func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend string, force,
 				"-d", device,
 				"-i", image, // TODO: this isn't used - I'm just using it to over-ride the defaulting
 			}
-			if force {
-				installerCmd = append(installerCmd, "-f")
-			}
-			if !reboot {
-				installerCmd = append(installerCmd, "--no-reboot")
-			}
+			// Need to call the inner container with force - the outer one does the "are you sure"
+			installerCmd = append(installerCmd, "-f")
+			// The outer container does the reboot (if needed)
+			installerCmd = append(installerCmd, "--no-reboot")
 			if cloudConfig != "" {
 				installerCmd = append(installerCmd, "-c", cloudConfig)
 			}
@@ -304,11 +307,6 @@ func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend string, force,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !kexec && reboot && (force || yes("Continue with reboot")) {
-		log.Info("Rebooting")
-		power.Reboot()
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/log/log.go b/log/log.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aea5108e..4b905a4d
--- a/log/log.go
+++ b/log/log.go
@@ -140,5 +140,4 @@ func InitLogger() {
 	}
 
 	thisLog.Debugf("START: %v in %s", os.Args, pwd)
-
 }
diff --git a/os-config.tpl.yml b/os-config.tpl.yml
index bcf12425..da5ea61e 100644
--- a/os-config.tpl.yml
+++ b/os-config.tpl.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+runcmd:
+- [ sudo, dmesg, --console-off ]
 rancher:
   environment:
     VERSION: {{.VERSION}}
diff --git a/tests/installer_test.go b/tests/installer_test.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 81b765e6..bad34b3b
--- a/tests/installer_test.go
+++ b/tests/installer_test.go
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *QemuSuite) TestInstallMsDosMbr(c *C) {
-	// ./scripts/run --no-format --append "rancher.debug=true"  --iso --fresh
+	// test_17 cloud config is an invalid http proxy cfg, so the installer has no network
 	runArgs := []string{
 		"--iso",
 		"--fresh",
+		"--cloud-config",
+		"./tests/assets/test_17/cloud-config.yml",
 	}
 	version := ""
 	{