diff --git a/apps/core0/bootstrap/bootstrap.go b/apps/core0/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
index 055099a9..44ee976a 100644
--- a/apps/core0/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
+++ b/apps/core0/bootstrap/bootstrap.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) setupNetworking() error {
 		<-time.After(3 * time.Second)
 	}
 
-	log.Warning("can not reach interent, continue booting anyway")
+	log.Warning("can not reach internet, continue booting anyway")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/core0/conf/getty.toml b/apps/core0/conf/getty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..246e8ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/core0/conf/getty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# NOTICE:
+# This file will give any user with physical access to the node
+# full access to the system, include in the image on your own risk
+# 
+# busybox setsid  getty -I -n -l /sbin/login.sh 0 /dev/tty3
+
+[startup.getty]
+name = 'core.system'
+after = ['init']
+condition = 'development'
+# the job is not marked as protected, instead we respawn the shell
+# from the direct-login.sh script, because busybox setsid doesn't 
+# support the -w flag (wait for process to exit), it means with protected=true
+# the system will keep spawning gettys infinitely.
+
+[startup.getty.args]
+name = "busybox"
+args = [
+    'setsid',
+    'getty', '-l', '/usr/bin/direct-login.sh',
+    '0', '/dev/tty3'
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/core0/conf/zerotier.toml b/apps/core0/conf/zerotier.toml
index 5be55118..6fbdc9e2 100644
--- a/apps/core0/conf/zerotier.toml
+++ b/apps/core0/conf/zerotier.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 [startup."zerotier-init"]
 name = "bash"
 running_delay = -1
-after = ["init"]
 
 [startup."zerotier-init".args]
 "not(ztid)|script" = """
-ztid -out /tmp/zt
+ztid -debug -out /tmp/zt
 """
 
 "ztid|script" = """
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ chmod 0400 /tmp/zt/identity.secret
 
 [startup.zerotier]
 name = "core.system"
-after = ["net", "zerotier-init"]
+after = ["zerotier-init"]
 protected = true
 
 [startup.zerotier.args]
diff --git a/tools/direct-login.sh b/tools/direct-login.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7b2525cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/direct-login.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this script relates to the core0/conf/getty.toml file
+while true; do
+    /bin/sh
+    echo "respawing shell"
+done