diff --git a/hosts/desktop/default.nix b/hosts/desktop/default.nix
index 8f93062..ca7e3d1 100644
--- a/hosts/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/desktop/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{lib, config, modulesPath, ...}: {
+{lib, pkgs, config, modulesPath, ...}: {
   imports = [
     ./disks.nix
     ../../options.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,39 @@
 "HDMI-A-1" = { pos = "1920 0"; };
   };
 
-  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "nvme" "xhci_pci" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" ];
-  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
-  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
-  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+  boot = {
+
+    kernelParams = [
+      "quiet"
+      "splash"
+      "boot.shell_on_fail"
+      "udev.log_priority=3"
+      "rd.systemd.show_status=auto"
+    ];
+
+
+    kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+    extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+    consoleLogLevel = 3;
+    initrd = {
+      verbose =  false;
+
+      kernelModules = ["amdgpu" ];
+      availableKernelModules = [ "nvme" "xhci_pci" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" ];
+    };
+
+    plymouth = {
+      enable = true;
+      theme = "rings";
+      themePackages =  with pkgs; [
+        (adi1090x-plymouth-themes.override {
+          selected_themes = ["rings"];
+        }
+        )
+      ];
+    };
+  };
 
   # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
   # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
diff --git a/system/default.nix b/system/default.nix
index d843d0d..4d89dfa 100644
--- a/system/default.nix
+++ b/system/default.nix
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
   system.stateVersion = "25.05";
 
   boot = {
-    loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-    loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+    loader = {
+      systemd-boot.enable = true;
+      efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+      # timeout = 0;
+    };
 
     # kernelModules = [];
     kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_zen;