diff --git a/expect/spm-linux-uart0.exp b/expect/spm-linux-uart0.exp
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+source [file join [file dirname [info script]] handle-arguments.inc]
+
+expect {
+	"Please press Enter to activate this console." {
+		puts "<<Linux PVM booted>>"
+	}
+	timeout {
+		exit_uart -1
+	}
+}
+
+exit_uart 0