diff --git a/initrd/dracut/tzpfms-load-key.sh b/initrd/dracut/tzpfms-load-key.sh
index 4055564..c56cc3b 100755
--- a/initrd/dracut/tzpfms-load-key.sh
+++ b/initrd/dracut/tzpfms-load-key.sh
@@ -36,18 +36,16 @@ fi
 # ideally, we'd only clear the screen if we were making the switch, but not if the user was already switched to the log output.
 # Instead, clear if there's a "quiet", leave alone otherwise, and always restore;
 # cmdline option "plymouth.ignore-show-splash" can be used to disable splashes altogether, if desired.
+#
+# There's a similar but distinct version of both of these in initramfs-tools/zfs-patch.sh
 with_promptable_tty() {
-    echo "$@" > /dev/console
     if command -v plymouth > /dev/null && plymouth --ping; then
-        #plymouth hide-splash
-        plymouth deactivate
-        grep -q 'quiet' /proc/cmdline && printf '\033c'
+        plymouth hide-splash
+        grep -q 'quiet' /proc/cmdline && printf '\033c' > /dev/console
 
         "$@" < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1; ret="$?"
 
-        # TODO: some combination of all this does an absolute fucky wucky
-        plymouth reactivate????
-        #plymouth show-splash
+        plymouth show-splash
     else
         # Mimic /scripts/zfs#decrypt_fs(): setting "printk" temporarily to "7" will allow prompt even if kernel option "quiet"
         printk="$(awk '{print $1}' /proc/sys/kernel/printk)"
@@ -80,7 +78,5 @@ if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "$(echo "$BOOTFS" | awk -F/ '{print
         fi
 
         # Fall through to zfs-dracut's zfs-load-key.sh
-        with_promptable_tty zfs load-key "$ENCRYPTIONROOT"
-        exit
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/initrd/initramfs-tools/hook b/initrd/initramfs-tools/hook
index 3d78525..61bbac4 100755
--- a/initrd/initramfs-tools/hook
+++ b/initrd/initramfs-tools/hook
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PREREQ="zfs"
 
 
 # Bit of a hack: replace zfs-intramfs' decrypt_fs() in /scripts/zfs with our version that understands tzpfms datasets,
-#                should be compatible with, other hooks doing the same thing
+#                which should be compatible with other hooks doing the same thing
 [ "${verbose:-n}" = "y" ] && echo "Patching /scripts/zfs"
 sed -Ei 's/^decrypt_fs\(\)/__tzpfms__&/' "$DESTDIR/scripts/zfs"
 cat /usr/share/tzpfms/initramfs-tools-zfs-patch.sh  >> "$DESTDIR/scripts/zfs"
diff --git a/initrd/initramfs-tools/zfs-patch.sh b/initrd/initramfs-tools/zfs-patch.sh
index 55d79c5..405afd6 100644
--- a/initrd/initramfs-tools/zfs-patch.sh
+++ b/initrd/initramfs-tools/zfs-patch.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ decrypt_fs() {
 # ideally, we'd only clear the screen if we were making the switch, but not if the user was already switched to the log output.
 # Instead, clear if there's a "quiet", leave alone otherwise, and always restore;
 # cmdline option "plymouth.ignore-show-splash" can be used to disable splashes altogether, if desired.
+#
+# There's a similar but distinct version of this and the code above in dracut/tzpfms-load-key.sh
 with_promptable_tty() {
 	if command -v plymouth > /dev/null && plymouth --ping; then
 		plymouth hide-splash