diff --git a/hosts/template2/bootstrap.nix b/hosts/template2/bootstrap.nix
index 441185c..7db16ca 100644
--- a/hosts/template2/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/hosts/template2/bootstrap.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 let
   bootstrap-script = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
     name = "nixos-bootstrap";
-    runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [ systemd curl nixos-rebuild jq git ncurses ];
+    runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [ systemd curl nixos-rebuild jq git ];
     text = ''
       set -euo pipefail
 
-      # Clear screen and show bootstrap banner
-      clear
       echo "================================================================================"
       echo "                     NIXOS BOOTSTRAP IN PROGRESS"
       echo "================================================================================"
@@ -110,11 +108,6 @@ in
     Check status: journalctl -fu nixos-bootstrap
   '';
 
-  # Disable getty on tty1 so bootstrap output is visible
-  systemd.services."getty@tty1" = {
-    enable = false;
-  };
-
   systemd.services."nixos-bootstrap" = {
     description = "Bootstrap NixOS configuration from flake on first boot";
 
@@ -134,12 +127,9 @@ in
       # Read environment variables from cloud-init (set by cloud-init write_files)
       EnvironmentFile = "-/run/cloud-init-env";
 
-      # Output to tty1 for visibility on console
-      StandardOutput = "tty";
-      StandardError = "tty";
-      TTYPath = "/dev/tty1";
-      TTYReset = true;
-      TTYVHangup = true;
+      # Log to journal and console
+      StandardOutput = "journal+console";
+      StandardError = "journal+console";
     };
   };
 }