diff --git a/config/base.toml b/config/base.toml
index 96b645166..6fec395c0 100644
--- a/config/base.toml
+++ b/config/base.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mkdir -m a=rwxt /tmp
 
 ipcd
 ptyd
-sudo --daemon
+nowait sudo --daemon
 """
 
 [[files]]
diff --git a/config/desktop-minimal.toml b/config/desktop-minimal.toml
index 89e40dda9..9231975db 100644
--- a/config/desktop-minimal.toml
+++ b/config/desktop-minimal.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ unset VT
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
-getty 2
-getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
+nowait getty 2
+nowait getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
 """
diff --git a/config/desktop.toml b/config/desktop.toml
index 9928ccb7f..3c7bd1411 100644
--- a/config/desktop.toml
+++ b/config/desktop.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ unset VT
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
-getty 2
-getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
+nowait getty 2
+nowait getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
 """
diff --git a/config/minimal-net.toml b/config/minimal-net.toml
index 741f6c782..4c81b43cd 100644
--- a/config/minimal-net.toml
+++ b/config/minimal-net.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ kibi = {}
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
 inputd -A 2
-getty 2
-getty /scheme/debug -J
+nowait getty 2
+nowait getty /scheme/debug -J
 """
 
diff --git a/config/minimal.toml b/config/minimal.toml
index ec4a1e83f..571e36138 100644
--- a/config/minimal.toml
+++ b/config/minimal.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ kibi = {}
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
 inputd -A 2
-getty 2
-getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
+nowait getty 2
+nowait getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
 """
diff --git a/config/net.toml b/config/net.toml
index e29d4f83e..05f6f5a40 100644
--- a/config/net.toml
+++ b/config/net.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ netutils = {}
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/10_net"
 data = """
 smolnetd
-dhcpd -b
+nowait dhcpd
 """
 
 ## Default net configuration (optimized for QEMU)
diff --git a/config/server.toml b/config/server.toml
index b85a79062..5e985216e 100644
--- a/config/server.toml
+++ b/config/server.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ redoxfs = {}
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
 inputd -A 2
-getty 2
-getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
+nowait getty 2
+nowait getty /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
 """
diff --git a/config/x86_64/desktop-contain.toml b/config/x86_64/desktop-contain.toml
index 7dbbb006a..9aea34b7f 100644
--- a/config/x86_64/desktop-contain.toml
+++ b/config/x86_64/desktop-contain.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ unset VT
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/30_console"
 data = """
-getty --contain 2
-getty --contain /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
+nowait getty --contain 2
+nowait getty --contain /scheme/debug/no-preserve -J
 """
 
 [[files]]