diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_remote b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_remote
index 4a7f3c0e5..d4acad2b8 100644
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_remote
+++ b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_remote
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ build ()
     add_symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sshd.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/sshd.service
     # start ttyd on startup
     add_file /usr/lib/libwebsockets-evlib_uv.so
+    add_file /usr/share/archboot/remote/usr/bin/ttyd.sh /usr/bin/ttyd.sh
     add_file /usr/share/archboot/remote/etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service /etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service
     add_symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ttyd.service /etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service
     # fix licenses
diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/remote/etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service b/usr/share/archboot/remote/etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service
index a96755b1c..28da56dc9 100644
--- a/usr/share/archboot/remote/etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service
+++ b/usr/share/archboot/remote/etc/systemd/system/ttyd.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=syslog.target
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/ttyd bash
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ttyd ttyd.sh
 Type=simple
 Restart=always
 User=root
diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/remote/usr/bin/ttyd.sh b/usr/share/archboot/remote/usr/bin/ttyd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..13ea68ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/archboot/remote/usr/bin/ttyd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# Created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
+
+# simulate login from tty
+if ! [[ /tmp/.ttyd ]]; then
+    cat /etc/motd
+    echo -e "Hit \e[1m\e[92mENTER\e[m for \e[1mshell\e[m login."
+    read
+    : >/tmp.ttyd
+fi
+screen -q -R