diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/serial.py b/python/vyos/utils/serial.py
index 7a662bf96..b646f881e 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/serial.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/serial.py
@@ -1,117 +1,118 @@
 # Copyright 2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os, re, json
 from typing import List
 
 from vyos.base import Warning
 from vyos.utils.io import ask_yes_no
 from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 
 GLOB_GETTY_UNITS = 'serial-getty@*.service'
 RE_GETTY_DEVICES = re.compile(r'.+@(.+).service$')
 
 SD_UNIT_PATH = '/run/systemd/system'
 UTMP_PATH = '/run/utmp'
 
 def get_serial_units(include_devices=[]):
     # Since we cannot depend on the current config for decommissioned ports,
     # we just grab everything that systemd knows about.
     tmp = cmd(f'systemctl list-units {GLOB_GETTY_UNITS} --all --output json --no-pager')
     getty_units = json.loads(tmp)
     for sdunit in getty_units:
         m = RE_GETTY_DEVICES.search(sdunit['unit'])
         if m is None:
             Warning(f'Serial console unit name "{sdunit["unit"]}" is malformed and cannot be checked for activity!')
             continue
 
         getty_device = m.group(1)
         if include_devices and getty_device not in include_devices:
             continue
 
         sdunit['device'] = getty_device
 
     return getty_units
 
 def get_authenticated_ports(units):
     connected = []
     ports = [ x['device'] for x in units if 'device' in x ]
     #
     # utmpdump just gives us an easily parseable dump of currently logged-in sessions, for eg:
     # $ utmpdump /run/utmp
     # Utmp dump of /run/utmp
     # [2] [00000] [~~  ] [reboot  ] [~           ] [6.6.31-amd64-vyos   ] [0.0.0.0        ] [2024-06-18T13:56:53,958484+00:00]
     # [1] [00051] [~~  ] [runlevel] [~           ] [6.6.31-amd64-vyos   ] [0.0.0.0        ] [2024-06-18T13:57:01,790808+00:00]
     # [6] [03178] [tty1] [LOGIN   ] [tty1        ] [                    ] [0.0.0.0        ] [2024-06-18T13:57:31,015392+00:00]
     # [7] [37151] [ts/0] [vyos    ] [pts/0       ] [10.9.8.7            ] [10.9.8.7       ] [2024-07-04T13:42:08,760892+00:00]
     # [8] [24812] [ts/1] [        ] [pts/1       ] [10.9.8.7            ] [10.9.8.7       ] [2024-06-20T18:10:07,309365+00:00]
     #
     # We can safely skip blank or LOGIN sessions with valid device names.
     #
     for line in cmd(f'utmpdump {UTMP_PATH}').splitlines():
         row = line.split('] [')
         user_name = row[3].strip()
         user_term = row[4].strip()
         if user_name and user_name != 'LOGIN' and user_term in ports:
             connected.append(user_term)
 
     return connected
 
 def restart_login_consoles(prompt_user=False, quiet=True, devices: List[str]=[]):
     # restart_login_consoles() is called from both conf- and op-mode scripts, including
     # the warning messages and user prompts common to both.
     #
     # The default case, called with no arguments, is a simple serial-getty restart &
     # cleanup wrapper with no output or prompts that can be used from anywhere.
     #
     # quiet and prompt_user args have been split from an original "no_prompt", in
     # order to support the completely silent default use case. "no_prompt" would
     # only suppress the user interactive prompt.
     #
     # quiet intentionally does not suppress a vyos.base.Warning() for malformed
     # device names in _get_serial_units().
     #
     cmd('systemctl daemon-reload')
 
     units = get_serial_units(devices)
     connected = get_authenticated_ports(units)
 
     if connected:
         if not quiet:
-            print('There are user sessions connected via serial console that will be terminated\n' \
-                  'when serial console settings are changed.\n') # extra newline is deliberate. 
+            Warning('There are user sessions connected via serial console that '\
+                    'will be terminated when serial console settings are changed!')
             if not prompt_user:
                 # This flag is used by conf_mode/system_console.py to reset things, if there's
-                # a problem, the user should issue a manual restart for serial-getty. 
-                print('Please ensure all settings are committed and saved before issuing a\n' \
-                      '"restart serial console" command to apply new configuration.')
+                # a problem, the user should issue a manual restart for serial-getty.
+                Warning('Please ensure all settings are committed and saved before issuing a ' \
+                      '"restart serial console" command to apply new configuration!')
         if not prompt_user:
             return False
-        if not ask_yes_no('Any uncommitted changes from these sessions will be lost and in-progress actions\n' \
-                          'may be left in an inconsistent state. Continue?'):
+        if not ask_yes_no('Any uncommitted changes from these sessions will be lost\n' \
+                          'and in-progress actions may be left in an inconsistent state.\n'\
+                          '\nContinue?'):
             return False
 
     for unit in units:
         if 'device' not in unit:
             continue # malformed or filtered.
         unit_name = unit['unit']
         unit_device = unit['device']
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(SD_UNIT_PATH, unit_name)):
             cmd(f'systemctl restart {unit_name}')
         else:
             # Deleted stubs don't need to be restarted, just shut them down.
             cmd(f'systemctl stop {unit_name}')
 
     return True