diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/02_build.sh b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/02_build.sh
index a0df2e8e4..5eb2605d4 100755
--- a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/02_build.sh
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/02_build.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ cp -r $DESTDIR/etc $ROOTFS
 cp -r $DESTDIR/usr/bin $ROOTFS/usr
 cp -r $DESTDIR/usr/sbin $ROOTFS/usr
 cp -r $DESTDIR/lib $ROOTFS
+mkdir -p "$ROOTFS/etc/autorun"
+install -m 0755 "$SRC_DIR/20_dropbear.sh" "$ROOTFS/etc/autorun/"
 
 echo "Dropbear has been installed."
 
diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/20_dropbear.sh b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/20_dropbear.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8358bec69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/dropbear/20_dropbear.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "starting dropbear ssh server"
+dropbear
diff --git a/src/minimal_rootfs/etc/inittab b/src/minimal_rootfs/etc/inittab
index 59135d948..dc098e98e 100644
--- a/src/minimal_rootfs/etc/inittab
+++ b/src/minimal_rootfs/etc/inittab
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 ::shutdown:echo -e "\n  \\e[1mSee you soon!\\e[0m\n"
 ::shutdown:sleep 1
 ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
-::once:cat /etc/msg/welcome.txt
+::once:cat /etc/motd
 ::respawn:/bin/cttyhack /bin/sh
-tty2::once:cat /etc/msg/welcome.txt
+tty2::once:cat /etc/motd
 tty2::respawn:/bin/sh
-tty3::once:cat /etc/msg/welcome.txt
+tty3::once:cat /etc/motd
 tty3::respawn:/bin/sh
-tty4::once:cat /etc/msg/welcome.txt
+tty4::once:cat /etc/motd
 tty4::respawn:/bin/sh
 
diff --git a/src/minimal_rootfs/etc/msg/welcome.txt b/src/minimal_rootfs/etc/motd
similarity index 100%
rename from src/minimal_rootfs/etc/msg/welcome.txt
rename to src/minimal_rootfs/etc/motd