diff --git a/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh b/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh
index 861e302d84..c4be714642 100755
--- a/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh
+++ b/automation/scripts/qubes-x86-64.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ ${domU_check}
 " > etc/local.d/xen.start
     chmod +x etc/local.d/xen.start
     echo "rc_verbose=yes" >> etc/rc.conf
-    sed -i -e 's/^Welcome/domU \0/' etc/issue
+    echo "domU Welcome to Alpine Linux
+Kernel \r on an \m (\l)
+
+" > etc/issue
     find . | fakeroot -i ../fakeroot-save cpio -H newc -o | gzip > ../binaries/domU-rootfs.cpio.gz
     cd ..
     rm -rf rootfs
diff --git a/automation/scripts/xilinx-smoke-dom0-x86_64.sh b/automation/scripts/xilinx-smoke-dom0-x86_64.sh
index 69caabe2d8..7e5382931b 100755
--- a/automation/scripts/xilinx-smoke-dom0-x86_64.sh
+++ b/automation/scripts/xilinx-smoke-dom0-x86_64.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ ${DOMU_CMD}
 " > etc/local.d/xen.start
 chmod +x etc/local.d/xen.start
 echo "rc_verbose=yes" >> etc/rc.conf
-sed -i -e 's/^Welcome/domU \0/' etc/issue
+echo "domU Welcome to Alpine Linux
+Kernel \r on an \m (\l)
+
+" > etc/issue
 copy_domU_files
 find . | cpio -H newc -o | gzip > ../binaries/domU-rootfs.cpio.gz
 cd ..