diff --git a/src/etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf b/src/etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e9ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This config file controls the automation provided by kernel-install-for-dracut
+
+# When DRACUT_QUIET is set to true, dracut will operate with quiet flag set suppressing most output
+#DRACUT_QUIET="false"
+
+# When NO_FALLBACK is set to true, no fallback initrd will be generated
+#NO_DRACUT_FALLBACK="false"
diff --git a/src/etc/kernel/install.d/50-dracut.install b/src/etc/kernel/install.d/50-dracut.install
index 7af3114..5858b05 100755
--- a/src/etc/kernel/install.d/50-dracut.install
+++ b/src/etc/kernel/install.d/50-dracut.install
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ KERNEL_VERSION="$2"
 BOOT_DIR_ABS="$3"
 KERNEL_IMAGE="$4"
 
+# Read the optional config file for automation
+[[ -f /etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf ]] && source /etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf
+
 # If KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID is defined but empty, BOOT_DIR_ABS is a fake directory.
 # So, let's skip to create initrd.
 if ! [[ ${KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID-x} ]]; then
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
                 break
             fi
         done
-	dracut --hostonly --no-hostonly-cmdline -f ${noimageifnotneeded:+--noimageifnotneeded} "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
+        [[ ${DRACUT_QUIET} == "true" ]] && DRACUT_EXTRA_PARAMS=" --quiet"
+        dracut --hostonly --no-hostonly-cmdline -f${DRACUT_EXTRA_PARAMS} ${noimageifnotneeded:+--noimageifnotneeded} "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
         ret=$?
 	;;
     remove)
diff --git a/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/50-dracut-fallback.install b/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/50-dracut-fallback.install
index 5ccffe7..f3362bb 100755
--- a/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/50-dracut-fallback.install
+++ b/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/50-dracut-fallback.install
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ KERNEL_VERSION="$2"
 BOOT_DIR_ABS="$3"
 KERNEL_IMAGE="$4"
 
+# Read the optional config file for automation
+[[ -f /etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf ]] && source /etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf
+
+# Do nothing if the user has elected to omit the fallback initrd
+[[ ${NO_DRACUT_FALLBACK} == "true" ]] && exit 0
+
 # If KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID is defined but empty, BOOT_DIR_ABS is a fake directory.
 # So, let's skip to create initrd.
 if ! [[ ${KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID-x} ]]; then
@@ -54,7 +60,8 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
                 break
             fi
         done
-	dracut -f ${noimageifnotneeded:+--noimageifnotneeded} "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
+        [[ ${DRACUT_QUIET} == "true" ]] && DRACUT_EXTRA_PARAMS=" --quiet"
+        dracut --no-hostonly --force${DRACUT_EXTRA_PARAMS} ${noimageifnotneeded:+--noimageifnotneeded} "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
         ret=$?
 	;;
     remove)
diff --git a/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/90-loaderentry-fallback.install b/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/90-loaderentry-fallback.install
index 22cfd49..685fbc4 100755
--- a/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/90-loaderentry-fallback.install
+++ b/src/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/90-loaderentry-fallback.install
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ INITRD_OPTIONS_SHIFT=4
 
 [ "$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT" = "bls" ] || exit 0
 
+# Read the optional config file for automation
+[[ -f /etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf ]] && source /etc/kernel-install-for-dracut.conf
+
 MACHINE_ID="$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID"
 ENTRY_TOKEN="$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN"
 BOOT_ROOT="$KERNEL_INSTALL_BOOT_ROOT"
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
             echo "Removing $BOOT_ROOT/loader/entries/$ENTRY_TOKEN-$KERNEL_VERSION-fallback*.conf"
         exec rm -f \
             "$BOOT_ROOT/loader/entries/$ENTRY_TOKEN-$KERNEL_VERSION-fallback.conf" \
-            "$BOOT_ROOT/loader/entries/$ENTRY_TOKEN-$KERNEL_VERSION-fallback+"*".conf"
+            "$BOOT_ROOT/loader/entries/$ENTRY_TOKEN-$KERNEL_VERSION-fallback+"*".conf" 2> /dev/null || true
         ;;
     add)
         ;;
@@ -52,6 +55,9 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         ;;
 esac
 
+# Do nothing if the user has elected to omit the fallback initrd
+[[ ${NO_DRACUT_FALLBACK} == "true" ]] && exit 0
+
 if [ -r /etc/os-release ]; then
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     . /etc/os-release