diff --git a/board/nm/common/nbhw_env.c b/board/nm/common/nbhw_env.c
index 9dcd56111a..86c990af84 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/nbhw_env.c
+++ b/board/nm/common/nbhw_env.c
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ void find_and_set_active_partition(void)
 
 void set_console(void)
 {
-	char buf[50] = "\0";
+	char buf[6];
+	char consolefile[] = "/root/boot/consoledev"; 
 	char *defaultconsole = env_get("defaultconsole");
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PRE_CONSOLE_BUFFER)
@@ -26,8 +27,14 @@ void set_console(void)
 
 	read_file_set_blk_dev("mmc", "0:3", FS_TYPE_EXT);
 
-	len = read_file("/root/boot/consoledev", buf, 16);
-	if ((len != 5) || (strstr(buf, "tty")!=buf) || ((buf[4]<'0') && (buf[4]>'1'))) {
+	len = get_file_size(consolefile);
+	if (len>=5) {
+		read_file(consolefile, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = 0;
+		if ((strstr(buf, "tty")!=buf) || ((buf[4]<'0') && (buf[4]>'1'))) {
+			buf[0] = 0;
+		}
+	} else {
 		buf[0] = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.c b/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.c
index acaecb55d7..1f7ece1312 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.c
+++ b/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.c
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ void read_file_set_blk_dev(const char *ifname,
 	l_fstype = fstype;
 }
 
+int get_file_size(const char* filename)
+{
+	loff_t filesize = 0;
+
+	if (fs_set_blk_dev("mmc", "0:3", FS_TYPE_EXT) != 0) {
+		puts("Error, can not set blk device\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (fs_size(filename, &filesize)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return filesize;
+}
+
 int read_file(const char* filename, char *buf, int size)
 {
 	loff_t filesize = 0;
diff --git a/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.h b/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.h
index fb2f73a448..e1d9b717ca 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.h
+++ b/board/nm/common/nbhw_fileaccess.h
@@ -9,7 +9,25 @@
 #define FILEACCESS_H
 #include <fs.h>
 
+/**
+ * Query the file size of a file in the file system
+ *
+ * @param     filename [input] Name of the file including path
+ * @return    File size of -1, if the file does not exist
+ */
+int get_file_size(const char* filename);
+
+/**
+ * Read a file from file system
+ *
+ * @param     filename [input] Name of the file including path
+ * @param     buf [input] Buffer to store the file
+ * @param     size [input] Maximum number of bytes to be read.
+ *                         must be bigger than size of file.
+ * @return    Number of read bytes or -1 on error
+ */
 int read_file(const char* filename, char *buf, int size);
+
 void read_file_set_blk_dev(const char *ifname,
         const char *dev_part_str, int fstype);
 
diff --git a/board/nm/common/nbhw_fpga_gpio.c b/board/nm/common/nbhw_fpga_gpio.c
index c6552477c4..d4e83c6d59 100644
--- a/board/nm/common/nbhw_fpga_gpio.c
+++ b/board/nm/common/nbhw_fpga_gpio.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static int nbhw_fpga_bind(struct udevice *dev)
 
 	/* Get memory region for fpga */
 	priv->regs = (struct mvebu_gpio_regs *)devfdt_get_addr(dev);
-	printf("FPGA Regs: %p\n", priv->regs);
+	debug("FPGA Regs: %p\n", priv->regs);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/nm/nbhw18_v2/board.c b/board/nm/nbhw18_v2/board.c
index eb11307ec2..d7b93a2c96 100644
--- a/board/nm/nbhw18_v2/board.c
+++ b/board/nm/nbhw18_v2/board.c
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ static void read_eeprom_serdes_config(void)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	printf("Valid user serdes config found\n");
+	printf("Using user defined serdes config override\n");
 	return;
 
 fail:
 	memset(&eeprom_serdes_config, 0xff, sizeof(eeprom_serdes_config));
-	printf("No user serdes config found\n");
+	printf("Using default serdes config (No user defined override)\n");
 	return;
 }