diff -urN e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/console/configure.pm e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/console/configure.pm
--- e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/console/configure.pm	2020-11-24 03:40:59.906485461 +0000
+++ e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/console/configure.pm	2020-11-24 03:42:25.743567728 +0000
@@ -2031,7 +2031,10 @@
 
 	    sleep(600);
         }
-        ($rc, $choice) = $console->yesno_page
+
+        unless ($self->{bootstrap})
+        {
+            ($rc, $choice) = $console->yesno_page
             (
              title => gettext("Activate configuration changes"),
              text  =>
@@ -2039,8 +2042,10 @@
              "\n\n" .
              gettext("Do you wish to activate your changes?"),
             );
+
+            return unless ($rc == 0);
+        }
     }
-    return unless ($rc == 0);
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------
  SAVE_CONFIG: