diff --git a/cmd/machine/cmd/init.go b/cmd/machine/cmd/init.go
index 28a05ce..e444156 100644
--- a/cmd/machine/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/machine/cmd/init.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func DoCreateMachine(machineName, machineType, fileName string, editFile bool) e
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error calling editor: %s", err)
 		}
 	}
-	log.Debug("Got config:\n%s", string(machineBytes))
+	log.Debugf("Got config:\n%s", string(machineBytes))
 
 	for {
 		if err = yaml.Unmarshal(machineBytes, &newMachine); err == nil {
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ func DoCreateMachine(machineName, machineType, fileName string, editFile bool) e
 		}
 	}
 
-	checkMachineFilePaths(&newMachine)
+	if err := checkMachineFilePaths(&newMachine); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error while checking machine fiel paths: %s", err)
+	}
 
 	// persist config if not ephemeral
 	err = postMachine(newMachine)
@@ -264,6 +266,14 @@ func checkMachineFilePaths(newMachine *api.Machine) error {
 		log.Infof("Fully qualified uefi-vars path %s", newPath)
 		newMachine.Config.UEFIVars = newPath
 	}
+	if newMachine.Config.UEFICode != "" {
+		newPath, err := verifyPath(cwd, newMachine.Config.UEFICode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to verify path to uefi-code: %q: %s", newMachine.Config.UEFICode, err)
+		}
+		log.Infof("Fully qualified uefi-code path %s", newPath)
+		newMachine.Config.UEFICode = newPath
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -301,6 +311,10 @@ func doInitArgsValidate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		cmd.SilenceUsage = true
 		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid machine-type '%s', must be one of: %s", mType, strings.Join(mTypes, ", "))
 	}
+	debug, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("debug")
+	if debug {
+		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -309,5 +323,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 	initCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("file", "f", "", "yaml file to import.  If unspecified, use stdin")
 	initCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("edit", "e", false, "edit the yaml file inline")
+	initCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("debug", "D", false, "enable debug logging")
 	initCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("machine-type", "m", defaultMachineType, fmt.Sprintf("specify the machine type, one of [%s]", strings.Join(mTypes, ", ")))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/qconfig.go b/pkg/api/qconfig.go
index 942f493..fab79f7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/qconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/api/qconfig.go
@@ -364,21 +364,41 @@ func (nd NicDef) QNetDevice(qti *qcli.QemuTypeIndex) (qcli.NetDevice, error) {
 	return ndev, nil
 }
 
-func ConfigureUEFIVars(c *qcli.Config, srcVars, runDir string, secureBoot bool) error {
+func ConfigureUEFIVars(c *qcli.Config, srcCode, srcVars, runDir string, secureBoot bool) error {
 	uefiDev, err := qcli.NewSystemUEFIFirmwareDevice(secureBoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create a UEFI Firmware Device: %s", err)
 	}
-	src := uefiDev.Vars
+	// Import  source UEFI Code (if provided)
+	src := uefiDev.Code
+	if len(srcCode) > 0 {
+		src = srcCode
+	}
+	// FIXME: create a qcli.UEFICodeFileName
+	dest := filepath.Join(runDir, "uefi-code.fd")
+	log.Infof("Importing UEFI Code from '%s' to '%q'", src, dest)
+	if err := CopyFileBits(src, dest); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to import UEFI Code from '%s' to '%q': %s", src, dest, err)
+	}
+	uefiDev.Code = dest
+
+	// Import  source UEFI Vxrs (if provided)
+	src = uefiDev.Vars
 	if len(srcVars) > 0 {
 		src = srcVars
 	}
-	dest := filepath.Join(runDir, qcli.UEFIVarsFileName)
+	dest = filepath.Join(runDir, qcli.UEFIVarsFileName)
 	log.Infof("Importing UEFI Vars from '%s' to '%q'", src, dest)
+	// FIXME: should we skip re-import of srcVars, the imported Vars may have
+	// had changes that a new import would clobber, warning for now
+	if PathExists(dest) {
+		log.Warnf("Already imported UEFI Vars file %q to %q, overwriting...", src, dest)
+	}
 	if err := CopyFileBits(src, dest); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to import UEFI Vars from '%s' to '%q': %s", src, dest, err)
 	}
 	uefiDev.Vars = dest
+
 	c.UEFIFirmwareDevices = []qcli.UEFIFirmwareDevice{*uefiDev}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -397,7 +417,7 @@ func GenerateQConfig(runDir, sockDir string, v VMDef) (*qcli.Config, error) {
 		return c, err
 	}
 
-	err = ConfigureUEFIVars(c, v.UEFIVars, runDir, v.SecureBoot)
+	err = ConfigureUEFIVars(c, v.UEFICode, v.UEFIVars, runDir, v.SecureBoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return c, fmt.Errorf("Error configuring UEFI Vars: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/vm.go b/pkg/api/vm.go
index aca3474..934fc18 100644
--- a/pkg/api/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/api/vm.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type VMDef struct {
 	Disks      []QemuDisk `yaml:"disks"`
 	Boot       string     `yaml:"boot"`
 	Cdrom      string     `yaml:"cdrom"`
+	UEFICode   string     `yaml:"uefi-code"`
 	UEFIVars   string     `yaml:"uefi-vars"`
 	TPM        bool       `yaml:"tpm"`
 	TPMVersion string     `yaml:"tpm-version"`