diff -Nru kbd-1.15.5/debian/changelog kbd-1.15.5/debian/changelog
--- kbd-1.15.5/debian/changelog 2015-03-04 14:45:40.000000000 +0000
+++ kbd-1.15.5/debian/changelog 2015-08-04 19:32:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+kbd (1.15.5-1ubuntu3) wily; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/conffiles.d/config: Disable automatic virtual console screen blank
+    - Don't blank screen on virtual consoles, because most systems running
+      without X are headless and when they are connected to a monitor for
+      debugging the screen should not be blank
+    - LP: #869017
+
+ -- Wesley Wiedenmeier <wesley.wiedenmeier@canonical.com>  Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:32:04 +0000
+
 kbd (1.15.5-1ubuntu2) vivid; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/control: Depend on console-setup | console-setup-mini, since
diff -Nru kbd-1.15.5/debian/conffiles.d/config kbd-1.15.5/debian/conffiles.d/config
--- kbd-1.15.5/debian/conffiles.d/config    2015-03-04 14:38:34.000000000 +0000
+++ kbd-1.15.5/debian/conffiles.d/config    2015-08-04 19:10:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@
 # screen blanking timeout.  monitor remains on, but the screen is cleared to
 # range: 0-60 min (0==never)  kernels I've looked at default to 10 minutes.
 # (see linux/drivers/char/console.c)
-BLANK_TIME=30
+# This is set to zero to avoid blanking the screen, because if a crash occurs
+# it can conceal the output. On systems running with a graphical desktop, X
+# is responsible for dpms settings, so this will not affect systems running
+# graphically, and it makes more since for a non graphical system to not blank
+# the screen automatically as most non graphical systems are headless unless
+# a monitor has been attached for debugging
+BLANK_TIME=0
 
 # blanking method (VESA DPMS mode to use after BLANK_TIME, before powerdown):
 # on: the default, no DPMS signalling. near instant powerup, no power saving