diff --git a/scripts/bootsplash b/scripts/bootsplash
index 96d629154c..5655850db8 100644
--- a/scripts/bootsplash
+++ b/scripts/bootsplash
@@ -8,8 +8,17 @@
 # Short-Description: Show this to console during boot
 ### END INIT INFO
 
-
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-echo "Booting Debian ..." >> /dev/tty0 
 # display boot image
 #fbi -vt 1 -noverbose -d /dev/fb0 /etc/bootsplash.png
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        echo "Booting Debian ..." >> /dev/tty0 
+        ;;
+
+    *)
+        ## If no parameters are given, print which are avaiable.
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac