diff --git a/crates/daemon/src/reconcile/guest/mod.rs b/crates/daemon/src/reconcile/guest/mod.rs
index 6e0e015..01f503b 100644
--- a/crates/daemon/src/reconcile/guest/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/daemon/src/reconcile/guest/mod.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl GuestReconciler {
         let start_status = guest.state.as_ref().map(|x| x.status()).unwrap_or_default();
         let result = match start_status {
             GuestStatus::Starting => self.start(uuid, &mut guest).await,
-            GuestStatus::Exited => self.exited(&mut guest).await,
+            // GuestStatus::Exited => self.exited(&mut guest).await,
             GuestStatus::Destroying => self.destroy(uuid, &mut guest).await,
             _ => Ok(GuestReconcilerResult::Unchanged),
         };
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl GuestReconciler {
         starter.start(uuid, guest).await
     }
 
-    async fn exited(&self, guest: &mut Guest) -> Result<GuestReconcilerResult> {
+    async fn _exited(&self, guest: &mut Guest) -> Result<GuestReconcilerResult> {
         if let Some(ref mut state) = guest.state {
             state.set_status(GuestStatus::Destroying);
             Ok(GuestReconcilerResult::Changed { rerun: true })
diff --git a/crates/runtime/src/channel.rs b/crates/runtime/src/channel.rs
index 7aeaf36..982375b 100644
--- a/crates/runtime/src/channel.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime/src/channel.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ impl KrataChannelBackendProcessor {
                         };
 
                         ring_ref = self.use_reserved_ref.unwrap_or(ring_ref);
-
                         break (ring_ref, port);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/runtime/src/launch.rs b/crates/runtime/src/launch.rs
index 5e9cd13..1d28ba8 100644
--- a/crates/runtime/src/launch.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime/src/launch.rs
@@ -138,12 +138,7 @@ impl GuestLauncher {
         } else {
             None
         };
-        let cmdline_options = [
-            "earlycon=xen,keep",
-            "earlyprintk=xen,keep",
-            "debug",
-            "elevator=noop",
-        ];
+        let cmdline_options = ["earlyprintk=xen,keep", "console=hvc0", "debug"];
         let cmdline = cmdline_options.join(" ");
 
         let guest_mac_string = container_mac.to_string().replace('-', ":");
diff --git a/crates/xen/xenclient/src/lib.rs b/crates/xen/xenclient/src/lib.rs
index 0779452..c1ddd66 100644
--- a/crates/xen/xenclient/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/xen/xenclient/src/lib.rs
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ impl XenClient {
             ("virtual-device", id.to_string()),
             ("device-type", "disk".to_string()),
             ("trusted", "1".to_string()),
-            ("protocol", "x86_32-abi".to_string()),
+            ("protocol", "x86_64-abi".to_string()),
         ];
 
         self.device_add(
diff --git a/crates/xen/xenclient/src/x86pvh.rs b/crates/xen/xenclient/src/x86pvh.rs
index d39d794..fbc2284 100644
--- a/crates/xen/xenclient/src/x86pvh.rs
+++ b/crates/xen/xenclient/src/x86pvh.rs
@@ -670,7 +670,15 @@ impl BootSetupPlatform for X86PvhPlatform {
         domain
             .consoles
             .push((evtchn, special_pfn(SPECIALPAGE_CONSOLE)));
+        domain
+            .phys
+            .clear_pages(special_pfn(SPECIALPAGE_CONSOLE), 1)
+            .await?;
         domain.store_mfn = special_pfn(SPECIALPAGE_XENSTORE);
+        domain
+            .phys
+            .clear_pages(special_pfn(SPECIALPAGE_XENSTORE), 1)
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/os/internal/stage1.sh b/os/internal/stage1.sh
index 83e238a..79e88c5 100755
--- a/os/internal/stage1.sh
+++ b/os/internal/stage1.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ done
 
 apk add xen xen-hypervisor
 
-for SERVICE in xenconsoled xenstored
-do
-  rc-update add "${SERVICE}" default
-done
+rc-update add xenstored default
 
 for MODULE in xen-netblock xen-blkback tun tap
 do