diff --git a/common/drivers/vga_textmode.c b/common/drivers/vga_textmode.c
index 9cabef49..e555254d 100644
--- a/common/drivers/vga_textmode.c
+++ b/common/drivers/vga_textmode.c
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@
 #include <lib/term.h>
 #include <mm/pmm.h>
 
+struct textmode_context {
+    struct term_context term;
+
+    volatile uint8_t *video_mem;
+
+    uint8_t *back_buffer;
+    uint8_t *front_buffer;
+
+    size_t cursor_offset;
+    size_t old_cursor_offset;
+    bool cursor_status;
+    uint8_t text_palette;
+
+    uint8_t saved_state_text_palette;
+    size_t saved_state_cursor_offset;
+};
+
 #define VIDEO_BOTTOM ((VD_ROWS * VD_COLS) - 1)
 #define VD_COLS (80 * 2)
 #define VD_ROWS 25
@@ -350,10 +367,12 @@ void vga_textmode_init(bool managed) {
     term->full_refresh = text_full_refresh;
     term->deinit = text_deinit;
 
-    term_backend = TEXTMODE;
-    term_context_reinit(term);
-
     term->in_bootloader = true;
+
+    term_context_reinit(term);
+    term->full_refresh(term);
+
+    term_backend = TEXTMODE;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/drivers/vga_textmode.h b/common/drivers/vga_textmode.h
index 0f9b875c..f9355d4a 100644
--- a/common/drivers/vga_textmode.h
+++ b/common/drivers/vga_textmode.h
@@ -1,28 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef __DRIVERS__VGA_TEXTMODE_H__
 #define __DRIVERS__VGA_TEXTMODE_H__
 
+#if defined (BIOS)
+
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <term/term.h>
-
-struct textmode_context {
-    struct term_context term;
-
-    volatile uint8_t *video_mem;
-
-    uint8_t *back_buffer;
-    uint8_t *front_buffer;
-
-    size_t cursor_offset;
-    size_t old_cursor_offset;
-    bool cursor_status;
-    uint8_t text_palette;
-
-    uint8_t saved_state_text_palette;
-    size_t saved_state_cursor_offset;
-};
 
 void vga_textmode_init(bool managed);
 
 #endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/common/lib/gterm.c b/common/lib/gterm.c
index d61ace4c..3d19cfe6 100644
--- a/common/lib/gterm.c
+++ b/common/lib/gterm.c
@@ -771,6 +771,10 @@ no_load_font:;
                 font_scale_x, font_scale_y,
                 margin);
 
+    if (term == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     pmm_free(font, FONT_MAX);
     if (bg_canvas != NULL) {
         pmm_free(bg_canvas, bg_canvas_size);
@@ -784,7 +788,6 @@ no_load_font:;
     term->in_bootloader = true;
 
     term_context_reinit(term);
-
     term->full_refresh(term);
 
     term_backend = GTERM;
diff --git a/common/menu.c b/common/menu.c
index c0aabb64..20274d36 100644
--- a/common/menu.c
+++ b/common/menu.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static void menu_init_term(void) {
         if (menu_resolution != NULL)
             parse_resolution(&req_width, &req_height, &req_bpp, menu_resolution);
 
-        if (!gterm_init(NULL, req_width, req_height)) {
+        if (!quiet && !gterm_init(NULL, req_width, req_height)) {
 #if defined (BIOS)
             vga_textmode_init(true);
 #elif defined (UEFI)
@@ -848,17 +848,18 @@ timeout_aborted:
                     selected_menu_entry->expanded = !selected_menu_entry->expanded;
                     goto refresh;
                 }
-                if (term_backend == FALLBACK) {
-                    gterm_init(NULL, 0, 0);
-                    if (term == NULL) {
+                if (!quiet) {
+                    if (term_backend == FALLBACK) {
+                        if (!gterm_init(NULL, 0, 0)) {
 #if defined (BIOS)
-                        vga_textmode_init(true);
+                            vga_textmode_init(true);
 #elif defined (UEFI)
-                        panic(true, "menu: Failed to initialise terminal");
+                            panic(true, "menu: Failed to initialise terminal");
 #endif
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        reset_term();
                     }
-                } else {
-                    reset_term();
                 }
                 boot(selected_menu_entry->body);
             case 'e':