diff --git a/stand/lua/menu.lua b/stand/lua/menu.lua
index a950ebf07fa0..53c56c631123 100644
--- a/stand/lua/menu.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/menu.lua
@@ -448,8 +448,9 @@ function menu.autoboot()
 
 		loader.delay(50000)
 	until time <= 0
-	core.boot()
 
+	local cmd = loader.getenv("menu_timeout_command") or "boot"
+	loader.interpret(cmd)
 end
 
 return menu