diff --git a/common/bootcommand/boot_command_ast.go b/common/bootcommand/boot_command_ast.go
index 669f7f50d..98a4afc81 100644
--- a/common/bootcommand/boot_command_ast.go
+++ b/common/bootcommand/boot_command_ast.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ type expression interface {
 
 type expressionSequence []expression
 
-// Do executes every expression in the sequence and then finalizes the driver.
+// Do executes every expression in the sequence and then flushes remaining
+// scancodes.
 func (s expressionSequence) Do(ctx context.Context, b BCDriver) error {
 	// validate should never fail here, since it should be called before
 	// expressionSequence.Do. Only reason we don't panic is so we can clean up.
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ func (s expressionSequence) Do(ctx context.Context, b BCDriver) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return b.Finalize()
+	return b.Flush()
 }
 
-// Do executes every expression in the sequence and then finalizes the driver.
+// Validate tells us if every expression in the sequence is valid.
 func (s expressionSequence) Validate() (errs []error) {
 	for _, exp := range s {
 		if err := exp.Validate(); err != nil {
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ type waitExpression struct {
 
 // Do waits the amount of time described by the expression. It is cancellable
 // through the context.
-func (w *waitExpression) Do(ctx context.Context, _ BCDriver) error {
+func (w *waitExpression) Do(ctx context.Context, driver BCDriver) error {
+	driver.Flush()
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Waiting %s", w.d)
 	select {
 	case <-time.After(w.d):
diff --git a/common/bootcommand/driver.go b/common/bootcommand/driver.go
index ddbae0bc5..04b0eecd6 100644
--- a/common/bootcommand/driver.go
+++ b/common/bootcommand/driver.go
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ const shiftedChars = "~!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:\"<>?"
 type BCDriver interface {
 	SendKey(key rune, action KeyAction) error
 	SendSpecial(special string, action KeyAction) error
-	// Finalize will be called after every expression has been processed.
-	Finalize() error
+	// Flush will be called when we want to send scancodes to the VM.
+	Flush() error
 }
diff --git a/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver.go b/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver.go
index de148e42e..8b6a75d92 100644
--- a/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver.go
+++ b/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver.go
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func NewPCXTDriver(send SendCodeFunc, chunkSize int) *pcXTDriver {
 	}
 }
 
-// Finalize flushes all scanecodes.
-func (d *pcXTDriver) Finalize() error {
+// Flush send all scanecodes.
+func (d *pcXTDriver) Flush() error {
 	defer func() {
 		d.buffer = nil
 	}()
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ func (d *pcXTDriver) SendSpecial(special string, action KeyAction) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("special %s not found.", special)
 	}
+	log.Printf("Special code '%s' '<%s>' found, replacing with: %v", action.String(), special, keyCode)
 
 	switch action {
 	case KeyOn:
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func (d *pcXTDriver) SendSpecial(special string, action KeyAction) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// send stores the codes in an internal buffer. Use finalize to flush them.
+// send stores the codes in an internal buffer. Use Flush to send them.
 func (d *pcXTDriver) send(codes []string) {
 	d.buffer = append(d.buffer, codes)
 }
diff --git a/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver_test.go b/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver_test.go
index ca4f5eb3d..b3a3c94ea 100644
--- a/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver_test.go
+++ b/common/bootcommand/pc_xt_driver_test.go
@@ -86,3 +86,22 @@ func Test_pcxtSpecialLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, codes)
 }
+
+func Test_flushes(t *testing.T) {
+	in := "abc123<wait>098"
+	expected := [][]string{
+		{"1e", "9e", "30", "b0", "2e", "ae", "02", "82", "03", "83", "04", "84"},
+		{"0b", "8b", "0a", "8a", "09", "89"},
+	}
+	var actual [][]string
+	sendCodes := func(c []string) error {
+		actual = append(actual, c)
+		return nil
+	}
+	d := NewPCXTDriver(sendCodes, -1)
+	seq, err := GenerateExpressionSequence(in)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	err = seq.Do(context.Background(), d)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual)
+}
diff --git a/common/bootcommand/vnc_driver.go b/common/bootcommand/vnc_driver.go
index 86d6497c1..dfe75b9b2 100644
--- a/common/bootcommand/vnc_driver.go
+++ b/common/bootcommand/vnc_driver.go
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func (d *vncDriver) keyEvent(k uint32, down bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Finalize does nothing here
-func (d *vncDriver) Finalize() error {
+// Flush does nothing here
+func (d *vncDriver) Flush() error {
 	return nil
 }