diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ibm_cloud/power_virtual_servers/cloud_manager/vm.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ibm_cloud/power_virtual_servers/cloud_manager/vm.rb
index aad86776..1959b401 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ibm_cloud/power_virtual_servers/cloud_manager/vm.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ibm_cloud/power_virtual_servers/cloud_manager/vm.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::IbmCloud::PowerVirtualServers::CloudManager::Vm < Man
   include Operations
 
   supports :capture
+  # leverages the logic of native_console
+  supports(:console) { unsupported_reason(:native_console) }
+  supports :vnc_console
   supports :terminate
   supports :reboot_guest do
     _("The VM is not powered on") unless current_state == "on"
@@ -20,22 +23,21 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::IbmCloud::PowerVirtualServers::CloudManager::Vm < Man
   supports_not :suspend
 
   supports :publish do
-    return _("Publish not supported because VM is blank")    if blank?
-    return _("Publish not supported because VM is orphaned") if orphaned?
-    return _("Publish not supported because VM is archived") if archived?
+    unsupported_reason(:action)
   end
 
   # TODO: converge these all into console and use unsupported_reason(:console) for all
   supports :html5_console do
-    return _("VM Console not supported because VM is not powered on") unless current_state == "on"
-    return _("VM Console not supported because VM is orphaned")       if orphaned?
-    return _("VM Console not supported because VM is archived")       if archived?
+    if current_state != "on"
+      _("VM Console not supported because VM is not powered on")
+    else
+      unsupported_reason(:native_console)
+    end
   end
   supports :launch_html5_console
 
   supports :native_console do
-    return _("VM Console not supported because VM is orphaned") if orphaned?
-    return _("VM Console not supported because VM is archived") if archived?
+    unsupported_reason(:action)
   end
 
   supports :resize do
@@ -201,10 +203,6 @@ def self.calculate_power_state(raw_power_state)
     end
   end
 
-  def console_supported?(type)
-    return true if type.upcase == 'VNC'
-  end
-
   def console_url
     crn = ERB::Util.url_encode(ext_management_system.pcloud_crn.values.join(":"))
     params = URI.encode_www_form(:paneId => "manageiq", :crn => crn)