Index: stand/forth/loader.4th
===================================================================
--- stand/forth/loader.4th
+++ stand/forth/loader.4th
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
 
 only forth definitions
 
+: maybe-resetcons ( -- )
+  loader_color? if
+    ris
+  then
+;
+
 : bootmsg ( -- )
   loader_color? dup ( -- bool bool )
   if 7 fg 4 bg then
Index: stand/forth/loader.rc
===================================================================
--- stand/forth/loader.rc
+++ stand/forth/loader.rc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 start
 
 maybe-efi-resizecons
+maybe-resetcons
 
 \ Tests for password -- executes autoboot first if a password was defined
 check-password
Index: stand/forth/screen.4th
===================================================================
--- stand/forth/screen.4th
+++ stand/forth/screen.4th
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 \ clear screen
 : clear ( -- ) ho cld ;
 
+\ reset to initial state
+: ris ( -- ) escc [char] c emit ;
+
 \ move cursor to x rows, y cols (1-based coords) ( Esc-[%d;%dH )
 : at-xy ( x y -- ) escc .# [char] ; emit .# [char] H emit ;
 
Index: stand/lua/core.lua
===================================================================
--- stand/lua/core.lua
+++ stand/lua/core.lua
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 -- other contexts (outside of Lua) may mean 'octal'
 core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE	= "\027"
 core.KEYSTR_CSI		= core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE .. "["
+core.KEYSTR_RESET	= core.KEYSTR_ESCAPE .. "c"
 
 core.MENU_RETURN	= "return"
 core.MENU_ENTRY		= "entry"
Index: stand/lua/loader.lua
===================================================================
--- stand/lua/loader.lua
+++ stand/lua/loader.lua
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
 try_include("local")
 
 config.load()
--- Our console may have been setup for a different color scheme before we get
--- here, so make sure we set the default.
+-- Our console may have been setup with different settings before we get
+-- here, so make sure we reset everything back to default.
 if color.isEnabled() then
-	printc(color.default())
+	printc(core.KEYSTR_RESET)
 end
 if not core.isMenuSkipped() then
 	menu = require("menu")