diff --git a/cmd/control/console.go b/cmd/control/console.go
index 61eee2df..088eff84 100644
--- a/cmd/control/console.go
+++ b/cmd/control/console.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package control
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -61,12 +59,11 @@ func consoleSwitch(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	if !c.Bool("force") {
-		in := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 		fmt.Println(`Switching consoles will
 1. destroy the current console container
 2. log you out
 3. restart Docker`)
-		if !yes(in, "Continue") {
+		if !yes("Continue") {
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/control/install.go b/cmd/control/install.go
index d26f8191..9e9254cf 100644
--- a/cmd/control/install.go
+++ b/cmd/control/install.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package control
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -22,8 +21,10 @@ var installCommand = cli.Command{
 	Action:   installAction,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "image, i",
-			Usage: "install from a certain image",
+			// TODO: need to validate ? -i rancher/os:v0.3.1 just sat there.
+			Name: "image, i",
+			Usage: `install from a certain image (e.g., 'rancher/os:v0.7.0')
+							use 'ros os list' to see what versions are available.`,
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name: "install-type, t",
@@ -97,12 +98,10 @@ func installAction(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, append string, force, reboot bool) error {
-	in := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-
 	fmt.Printf("Installing from %s\n", image)
 
 	if !force {
-		if !yes(in, "Continue") {
+		if !yes("Continue") {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, append string, force, r
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if reboot && (force || yes(in, "Continue with reboot")) {
+	if reboot && (force || yes("Continue with reboot")) {
 		log.Info("Rebooting")
 		power.Reboot()
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/control/os.go b/cmd/control/os.go
index 866a7591..59884f84 100644
--- a/cmd/control/os.go
+++ b/cmd/control/os.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package control
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -196,8 +195,6 @@ func osVersion(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func startUpgradeContainer(image string, stage, force, reboot, kexec bool, upgradeConsole bool, kernelArgs string) error {
-	in := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-
 	command := []string{
 		"-t", "rancher-upgrade",
 		"-r", config.VERSION,
@@ -224,7 +221,7 @@ func startUpgradeContainer(image string, stage, force, reboot, kexec bool, upgra
 	if len(imageSplit) > 1 && imageSplit[1] == config.VERSION+config.SUFFIX {
 		confirmation = fmt.Sprintf("Already at version %s. Continue anyway", imageSplit[1])
 	}
-	if !force && !yes(in, confirmation) {
+	if !force && !yes(confirmation) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -274,7 +271,7 @@ func startUpgradeContainer(image string, stage, force, reboot, kexec bool, upgra
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if reboot && (force || yes(in, "Continue with reboot")) {
+		if reboot && (force || yes("Continue with reboot")) {
 			log.Info("Rebooting")
 			power.Reboot()
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/control/util.go b/cmd/control/util.go
index 6ab95b67..1c0874e8 100644
--- a/cmd/control/util.go
+++ b/cmd/control/util.go
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package control
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-func yes(in *bufio.Reader, question string) bool {
+func yes(question string) bool {
 	fmt.Printf("%s [y/N]: ", question)
-	line, err := in.ReadString('\n')
+	var line string
+	_, err := fmt.Scan(&line)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}