diff --git a/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh b/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh
index 51925c88..75f1736c 100755
--- a/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh
+++ b/image-recipe/build-auto-installer-iso.sh
@@ -527,50 +527,38 @@ GETTY
 # Auto-start installer via profile.d (runs after auto-login, no getty race)
 # This is the same approach the working Debian Live build used.
 mkdir -p /installer/etc/profile.d
-cat > /installer/etc/profile.d/z99-archipelago-installer.sh <<PROFILE
+cat > /installer/etc/profile.d/z99-archipelago-installer.sh <<'PROFILE'
 #!/bin/bash
 # Auto-start Archipelago installer on login — only run once
-if [ -n "\$INSTALLER_STARTED" ]; then
+if [ -n "$INSTALLER_STARTED" ]; then
     return 0 2>/dev/null || exit 0
 fi
 export INSTALLER_STARTED=1
 
-# Colors
-O=\$'\\033[1;33m'      # Bold yellow (orange accent)
-W=\$'\\033[1;37m'      # Bold white
-D=\$'\\033[37m'        # Dim
-N=\$'\\033[0m'         # Reset
-
-# Center-print
-TW=\$(tput cols 2>/dev/null || echo 60)
-[ "\$TW" -gt 120 ] && TW=120
-cc() { local s=\$(echo -e "\$1" | sed 's/\\x1b\\[[0-9;]*m//g'); local p=\$(( (TW - \${#s}) / 2 )); [ \$p -lt 0 ] && p=0; printf "%*s" "\$p" ""; echo -e "\$1"; }
-
 sleep 1
 clear
 echo ""
-cc "\${W}a r c h i p e l a g o\${N}"
-cc "\${O}━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\${N}"
-cc "\${D}Automatic Installer\${N}"
+echo -e "\033[1;37m  a r c h i p e l a g o\033[0m"
+echo -e "\033[1;33m  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\033[0m"
+echo -e "\033[37m  automatic installer\033[0m"
 echo ""
 
 BOOT_MEDIA=""
 for dev in /run/live/medium /lib/live/mount/medium /run/archiso /cdrom /media/cdrom /mnt/iso; do
-    if [ -f "\$dev/archipelago/auto-install.sh" ]; then
-        BOOT_MEDIA="\$dev"
+    if [ -f "$dev/archipelago/auto-install.sh" ]; then
+        BOOT_MEDIA="$dev"
         break
     fi
 done
 
-if [ -n "\$BOOT_MEDIA" ]; then
-    cc "\${D}Found installer at: \$BOOT_MEDIA\${N}"
+if [ -n "$BOOT_MEDIA" ]; then
+    echo -e "  \033[37mFound installer at: $BOOT_MEDIA\033[0m"
     echo ""
-    cc "Press Enter to install  |  \${W}Ctrl+C\${N} for shell"
+    echo -e "  Press Enter to install  |  \033[1;37mCtrl+C\033[0m for shell"
     read -s
-    bash "\$BOOT_MEDIA/archipelago/auto-install.sh"
+    bash "$BOOT_MEDIA/archipelago/auto-install.sh"
 else
-    cc "\${D}Installer not found on boot media.\${N}"
-    cc "\${D}Try:  sudo bash /path/to/archipelago/auto-install.sh\${N}"
+    echo -e "  \033[37mInstaller not found on boot media.\033[0m"
     echo ""
 fi
 PROFILE