diff --git a/src/boot/main.cpp b/src/boot/main.cpp
index 75bc84b..a31d5aa 100644
--- a/src/boot/main.cpp
+++ b/src/boot/main.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ uefi_exit(bootproto::args *args, uefi::handle image, uefi::boot_services *bs)
     args->frame_blocks = memory::build_frame_blocks(args->mem_map);
 
     map.update(*bs);
+    status.do_blank();
+
     try_or_raise(
         bs->exit_boot_services(image, map.key),
         L"Failed to exit boot services");
diff --git a/src/boot/status.cpp b/src/boot/status.cpp
index 7c84bb4..4968fd7 100644
--- a/src/boot/status.cpp
+++ b/src/boot/status.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,16 @@ status_line::do_fail(const wchar_t *message, uefi::status status)
     out->output_string(L"\r\n");
 }
 
+void
+status_line::do_blank()
+{
+    auto out = console::get().m_out;
+    int row = out->mode->cursor_row;
+
+    out->set_cursor_position(0, row);
+    out->output_string(L"\r\n\r\n");
+}
+
 
 
 status_bar::status_bar(video::screen *screen) :
diff --git a/src/boot/status.h b/src/boot/status.h
index 1d5e890..eacb4b8 100644
--- a/src/boot/status.h
+++ b/src/boot/status.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void do_warn(const wchar_t *message, uefi::status status) override;
     virtual void do_fail(const wchar_t *message, uefi::status status) override;
+    void do_blank();
 
 private:
     void print_status_tag();