diff --git a/modules/base-headless.nix b/modules/base-headless.nix
index edaef81..16f613c 100644
--- a/modules/base-headless.nix
+++ b/modules/base-headless.nix
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@
       screen
     ];
   };
+
+  programs.screen.screenrc = ''
+    defscrollback 10000
+    #startup_message off
+  '';
 }