diff --git a/elements/simple-init/install.d/simple-init.conf b/elements/simple-init/install.d/simple-init.conf
index 6dbcf516..8d7289f4 100644
--- a/elements/simple-init/install.d/simple-init.conf
+++ b/elements/simple-init/install.d/simple-init.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Call a script to generate a /etc/network/interfaces file to DHCP all available interfaces
 # Then remove this config file so the script is never run again
 
-description "DHCP any connected, but unconfigured network interfaces"
+description "Run glean to configure network interfaces"
+
+# console output connects stdout/stderr to the console log. This is important
+# for debuggability of cloud images that wind up not booting
+console output
 
 start on starting network-interface
 instance $INTERFACE