diff --git a/mod_image_for_recovery.sh b/mod_image_for_recovery.sh
index 0ac288c7ec..9ebc390fe0 100755
--- a/mod_image_for_recovery.sh
+++ b/mod_image_for_recovery.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ DEFINE_integer jobs -1 \
 DEFINE_string build_root "/build" \
     "The root location for board sysroots."
 
-DEFINE_string rootfs_hash "/tmp/rootfs.hash" \
-  "Path where the rootfs hash should be stored."
-
 DEFINE_boolean verbose $FLAGS_FALSE \
     "Log all commands to stdout." v
 
@@ -104,17 +101,32 @@ get_install_vblock() {
   echo "$out"
 }
 
-failboat() {
+okboat() {
 # http://www.chris.com/ascii/index.php?art=transportation/nautical
-  echo -e "${V_BOLD_RED}"
-  cat <<BOAT
-             .  o ..
+  echo -e "${V_BOLD_GREEN}"
+  cat <<"BOAT"
+
+     .  o ..
      o . o o.o
-          ...oo
-            __[]__
-         __|_o_o_o\__
-         \""""""""""/
-          \   FAIL /
+          ...oo_
+            _[__\___
+         __|_o_o_o_o\__
+     OK  \' ' ' ' ' ' /
+     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BOAT
+  echo -e "${V_VIDOFF}"
+}
+
+failboat() {
+  echo -e "${V_BOLD_RED}"
+  cat <<"BOAT"
+              '
+         '    )
+          ) (
+         ( .')  __/\
+           (.  /o/` \
+            __/o/`   \
+     FAIL  / /o/`    /
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 BOAT
   echo -e "${V_VIDOFF}"
@@ -127,24 +139,10 @@ create_recovery_kernel_image() {
   local root_offset=$(partoffset "$FLAGS_image" 3)
   local root_size=$(partsize "$FLAGS_image" 3)
 
-  local root_dev=$(sudo losetup --show -f \
-                   -o $((root_offset * 512)) \
-                   --sizelimit $((root_size * 512)) \
-                   "$FLAGS_image")
-  echo "16651 root_dev: $root_dev"
-  trap "sudo losetup -d $root_dev" EXIT
-
   cros_root="PARTUUID=%U/PARTNROFF=1"  # only used for non-verified images
   if grep -q enable_rootfs_verification "${IMAGE_DIR}/boot.desc"; then
     cros_root=/dev/dm-0
   fi
-  # TODO(wad) LOAD FROM IMAGE KERNEL AND NOT BOOT.DESC
-  local verity_args=$(grep -- '--verity_' "${IMAGE_DIR}/boot.desc")
-  # Convert the args to the right names and clean up extra quoting.
-  # TODO(wad) just update these everywhere
-  verity_args=$(echo $verity_args | sed \
-    -e 's/verity_algorithm/verity_hash_alg/g' \
-    -e 's/"//g')
 
   # Tie the installed recovery kernel to the final kernel.  If we don't
   # do this, a normal recovery image could be used to drop an unsigned
@@ -179,16 +177,11 @@ create_recovery_kernel_image() {
     --working_dir="${IMAGE_DIR}" \
     --boot_args="noinitrd panic=60 cros_recovery kern_b_hash=$kern_hash" \
     --keep_work \
-    --rootfs_image=${root_dev} \
-    --rootfs_hash=${FLAGS_rootfs_hash} \
     --root=${cros_root} \
     --keys_dir="${FLAGS_keys_dir}" \
-    --nouse_dev_keys \
-    ${verity_args} 1>&2 || failboat "build_kernel_image"
-  sudo rm "$FLAGS_rootfs_hash"
+    --nouse_dev_keys 1>&2 || failboat "build_kernel_image"
   sudo mount | sed 's/^/16651 /'
   sudo losetup -a | sed 's/^/16651 /'
-  sudo losetup -d "$root_dev"
   trap - RETURN
 
   # Update the EFI System Partition configuration so that the kern_hash check
@@ -435,6 +428,8 @@ maybe_resize_stateful  # Also copies the image if needed.
 
 install_recovery_kernel
 
+okboat
+
 echo "Recovery image created at $RECOVERY_IMAGE"
 print_time_elapsed
 trap - EXIT