diff --git a/src/openec2/actions/describe_images.py b/src/openec2/actions/describe_images.py
index d223b39..b17645d 100644
--- a/src/openec2/actions/describe_images.py
+++ b/src/openec2/actions/describe_images.py
@@ -1,14 +1,36 @@
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi import Response
 from fastapi.datastructures import QueryParams
 from sqlmodel import select
 
 from openec2.config import OpenEC2Config
 from openec2.db import DatabaseDep
 from openec2.db.image import AMI
+from openec2.api.describe_images import DescribeImagesResponse, ImagesSet, Image
+
 
 def describe_images(
     params: QueryParams,
     config: OpenEC2Config,
     db: DatabaseDep,
 ):
-    amis = db.exec(select(AMI)).all()
-    return ", ".join(ami.id for ami in amis)
+    images: list[Image] = []
+    for ami in db.exec(select(AMI)).all():
+        images.append(
+            Image(
+                imageId=ami.id,
+                imageState="available",
+                name=ami.originalFilename,
+            ),
+        )
+
+    return Response(
+        DescribeImagesResponse(
+            requestId=uuid.uuid4().hex,
+            imagesSet=ImagesSet(
+                items=images,
+            )
+        ).to_xml(),
+        media_type="application/xml",
+    )
diff --git a/src/openec2/actions/run_instances.py b/src/openec2/actions/run_instances.py
index 27657a5..09166ce 100644
--- a/src/openec2/actions/run_instances.py
+++ b/src/openec2/actions/run_instances.py
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-import shutil
 import base64
 from typing import cast
 import uuid
-import os
 
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 from fastapi.datastructures import QueryParams
 from sqlmodel import select
 
 from openec2.libvirt import LibvirtSingleton
-from openec2.config import OpenEC2Config
+from openec2.config import OpenEC2Config, ConfigSingleton
 from openec2.utils.qemu import create_cow_copy
 from openec2.db import DatabaseDep
 from openec2.db.instance import Instance
@@ -26,8 +24,18 @@ def create_libvirt_domain(
     vcpu: int,
     ami_path: str,
     mac: str,
-    user_data: str | None,
 ) -> str:
+    extra_devices = ""
+    if ConfigSingleton.of().config.debug:
+        extra_devices += """
+        <video>
+            <model type='qxl' />
+        </video>
+        <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
+            <image compression="off"/>
+        </graphics>
+"""
+
     return f"""
 <domain type='kvm'>
     <name>{name}</name>
@@ -58,18 +66,12 @@ def create_libvirt_domain(
         <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
     </pm>
     <devices>
-        {user_data or ''}
+        {extra_devices}
         <disk type='file' device='disk'>
             <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
             <source file='{ami_path}'/>
             <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
         </disk>
-        <video>
-            <model type='qxl' />
-        </video>
-        <graphics type="spice" port="-1" tlsPort="-1" autoport="yes">
-            <image compression="off"/>
-        </graphics>
         <rng model="virtio">
             <backend model="random">/dev/urandom</backend>
         </rng>
@@ -153,7 +155,6 @@ def run_instances(
             int(instance_type.vcpu),
             str(config.instances.location / instance_id),
             mac,
-            None,
         ),
     )
     domain.create()
diff --git a/src/openec2/api/describe_images.py b/src/openec2/api/describe_images.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17bf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openec2/api/describe_images.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from pydantic_xml import BaseXmlModel, element
+
+class Image(BaseXmlModel):
+    imageId: str = element()
+
+    imageState: str = element()
+
+    name: str = element()
+
+class ImagesSet(BaseXmlModel, tag="imagesSet"):
+    items: list[Image] = element(tag="item")
+
+class DescribeImagesResponse(
+    BaseXmlModel,
+    tag="DescribeImagesResponse",
+    nsmap={"": "http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2016-11-15/"}
+):
+    requestId: str = element()
+
+    imagesSet: ImagesSet = element()
diff --git a/src/openec2/config.py b/src/openec2/config.py
index 4415a14..3e653e3 100644
--- a/src/openec2/config.py
+++ b/src/openec2/config.py
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@ class _OpenEC2InstanceConfig(BaseModel):
 class _OpenEC2LibvirtConfig(BaseModel):
     connection: str
 
+class _OpenEC2DatabaseConfig(BaseModel):
+    # DB URL for sqlmodel
+    url: str
+
+    # Print SQL statements
+    debug: bool
+
 class _OpenEC2Config(BaseModel):
     images: Path
     seed: Path
     instances: _OpenEC2InstanceConfig
     libvirt: _OpenEC2LibvirtConfig
+    database: _OpenEC2DatabaseConfig
+    debug: bool
 
 def _get_config() -> _OpenEC2Config:
     # TODO: Read from disk
@@ -40,6 +49,11 @@ def _get_config() -> _OpenEC2Config:
         libvirt=_OpenEC2LibvirtConfig(
             connection="qemu:///system"
         ),
+        debug=True,
+        database=_OpenEC2DatabaseConfig(
+            url="sqlite:////home/alexander/openec2/db2.sqlite3",
+            debug=True,
+        ),
     )
 
 class ConfigSingleton:
diff --git a/src/openec2/db/__init__.py b/src/openec2/db/__init__.py
index 83f9db0..7c2137a 100644
--- a/src/openec2/db/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openec2/db/__init__.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ from typing import Generator, Annotated
 from fastapi import Depends
 from sqlmodel import Session, create_engine
 
+from openec2.config import ConfigSingleton
+
 engine = create_engine(
-    "sqlite:////home/alexander/openec2/db2.sqlite3",
+    ConfigSingleton.of().config.database.url,
     connect_args={
         "check_same_thread": False,
     },
-    echo=True,
+    echo=ConfigSingleton.of().config.database.debug,
 )
 
 def get_session() -> Generator[Session]: