diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f197e4..4b0de63 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ OBJECTS := $(OBJECTS:.s=.o)
 OUT_ELF := $(BIN_DIR)/ukern.elf
 OUT_ISO := $(BIN_DIR)/uOS.iso
 
+###QEMU CONFIG
+QEMU_FLAGS :=
+
+VGA ?= 1
+SERIAL ?= 0
+
+ifeq ($(VGA), 0)
+	QEMU_FLAGS += -display none
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(SERIAL), 1)
+	QEMU_FLAGS += -serial stdio
+endif
 ###RULES
 
 .PHONY: all
@@ -61,16 +74,16 @@ iso: $(OUT_ISO)
 
 .PHONY: run
 run: $(OUT_ELF)
-	$(QEMU) -kernel $(OUT_ELF)
+	$(QEMU) $(QEMU_FLAGS) -kernel $(OUT_ELF)
 
 .PHONY: debug
 debug:
-	$(QEMU) -s -S -kernel $(OUT_ELF)
+	$(QEMU) $(QEMU_FLAGS) -s -S -kernel $(OUT_ELF)
 
 .PHONY: run_iso
 run_iso:
-	$(QEMU) -cdrom $(OUT_ISO)
+	$(QEMU) $(QEMU_FLAGS) -cdrom $(OUT_ISO)
 
 .PHONY: debug_iso
 debug_iso:
-	$(QEMU) -s -S -cdrom $(OUT_ISO)
+	$(QEMU) $(QEMU_FLAGS) -s -S -cdrom $(OUT_ISO)
diff --git a/include/io.h b/include/io.h
index d6890f3..bab752c 100644
--- a/include/io.h
+++ b/include/io.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ struct char_writer_s {
     void* ctx;
 };
 
+extern char_writer_t* default_output;
+
 int putc(char_writer_t*, char);
 int print(char_writer_t*, const char*);
 int println(char_writer_t*, const char*);
diff --git a/src/interrupt_handlers.c b/src/interrupt_handlers.c
index 67a45a5..a799937 100644
--- a/src/interrupt_handlers.c
+++ b/src/interrupt_handlers.c
@@ -4,21 +4,13 @@
 #include "serial.h"
 void generic_isr_handler(StateSnapshot_t* cpu_state) {
     //We made it to C for our interrupt! For now, let's just print our interrupt to the screen.
-    //What's cookin for outputs?
-    char_writer_t* out = 0;
-    if(default_COM) {
-        out = default_COM;
-    } else if(default_vga) {
-        out = default_vga;
-        vga_clear_ctx(default_vga->ctx);
-    }
     switch(cpu_state->interrupt_id) {
         default:
-            if(out){
-                printf(out, "INTERRUPT TRIGGERED! Info below.\n");
-                printf(out, "Int_ID|ERR: %X|%X\n", cpu_state->interrupt_id, cpu_state->error_code);
-                printf(out, "EFLAGS|CS|EIP: %X|%X|%X\n", cpu_state->eflags, cpu_state->cs,cpu_state->eip);
-                printf(out, "GP Registers:\neax:%X\nebx:%X\necx:%X\nedx:%X\nesp:%X\nebp:%X\nesi:%X\nedi:%X\n",
+            if(default_output){
+                printf(default_output, "INTERRUPT TRIGGERED! Info below.\n");
+                printf(default_output, "Int_ID|ERR: %X|%X\n", cpu_state->interrupt_id, cpu_state->error_code);
+                printf(default_output, "EFLAGS|CS|EIP: %X|%X|%X\n", cpu_state->eflags, cpu_state->cs,cpu_state->eip);
+                printf(default_output, "GP Registers:\neax:%X\nebx:%X\necx:%X\nedx:%X\nesp:%X\nebp:%X\nesi:%X\nedi:%X\n",
                            cpu_state->eax,
                            cpu_state->ebx,
                            cpu_state->ecx,
@@ -27,7 +19,7 @@ void generic_isr_handler(StateSnapshot_t* cpu_state) {
                            cpu_state->ebp,
                            cpu_state->esi,
                            cpu_state->edi);
-                printf(out, "HALT!");
+                printf(default_output, "HALT!");
                 while(1);
             }
     }
diff --git a/src/io.c b/src/io.c
index acd07ed..c1e2bfc 100644
--- a/src/io.c
+++ b/src/io.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "kttools.h"
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+char_writer_t* default_output = 0;
+
 int printhex(char_writer_t* writer, uint32_t out) {
     char buff[9];
     i_to_str(out, buff, 9, 0x10);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3cbfbf2..534b79c 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -34,16 +34,18 @@ void kern_main(uint32_t multiboot_magic, mb_info_t* multiboot_info)
     default_COM = &serial_writer;
     serial_init(&serial_ctx); 
 
+    //AND OUR DEFAULT OUTPUT IS:
+    default_output = default_vga;
     
-    printf(&vga_writer, "Entry eax:%X\n", multiboot_magic);
+    printf(default_output, "Entry eax:%X\n", multiboot_magic);
 
     if(multiboot_magic != 0x2BADB002) {
-        println(&vga_writer, "Bootloader not multiboot1 compliant! Needed for mmap, etc. Can't work without it, kthxbye!");
+        println(default_output, "Bootloader not multiboot1 compliant! Needed for mmap, etc. Can't work without it, kthxbye!");
         return;
     } else {
-        println(&vga_writer, "Multiboot detected! Continuing...");
+        println(default_output, "Multiboot detected! Continuing...");
     }
-    printf(&vga_writer, "MEM_LOWER:%X\n", multiboot_info->mem_lower);
-    printf(&vga_writer, "MEM_UPPER:%X\n", multiboot_info->mem_upper);
+    printf(default_output, "MEM_LOWER:%X\n", multiboot_info->mem_lower);
+    printf(default_output, "MEM_UPPER:%X\n", multiboot_info->mem_upper);
 }