diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7dfb3468..bd4bd52b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-06 21:33:07) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-07 09:38:35) stable
diff --git a/gluon/widget.py b/gluon/widget.py
index f995df3d..890080e6 100644
--- a/gluon/widget.py
+++ b/gluon/widget.py
@@ -906,6 +906,8 @@ def console():
         global_settings.cronjob = True  # tell the world
         options.nocron = True   # don't start cron jobs
         options.plain = True    # cronjobs use a plain shell
+        options.nobanner = True
+        options.nogui = True
 
     options.folder = os.path.abspath(options.folder)