diff --git a/hosts/othalan/system.nix b/hosts/othalan/system.nix
index 8cec507..cb02732 100644
--- a/hosts/othalan/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/othalan/system.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   networking.hostName = "othalan";
   time.timeZone = "US/Central";
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.consoleMode = "max";
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;