diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 3ad3e0ed..fe1c6f30 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -238,13 +238,12 @@ iface eth0 inet static
     if [[ $VARIANT != "meshclient" && $VARIANT != "meshusb" ]]; then
         # change the motd to show further install instructions
         echo $"
- .---.                  .              .
- |                      |              |
- |--- .--. .-.  .-.  .-.|  .-. .--.--. |.-.  .-. .--.  .-.
- |    |   (.-' (.-' (   | (   )|  |  | |   )(   )|  | (.-'
- '    '     --'  --'  -' -  -' '  '   -' -'   -' '   -  --'
+       _____               _           _
+      |   __|___ ___ ___ _| |___ _____| |_ ___ ___ ___
+      |   __|  _| -_| -_| . | . |     | . | . |   | -_|
+      |__|  |_| |___|___|___|___|_|_|_|___|___|_|_|___|
 
-                    Initial base install
+                                   Initial base install
 
 Your system is not yet installed. To complete the process run the
 following commands, then enter your details.
@@ -255,13 +254,12 @@ following commands, then enter your details.
 " > "$rootdir/etc/motd"
     else
         echo $"
- .---.                  .              .
- |                      |              |
- |--- .--. .-.  .-.  .-.|  .-. .--.--. |.-.  .-. .--.  .-.
- |    |   (.-' (.-' (   | (   )|  |  | |   )(   )|  | (.-'
- '    '     --'  --'  -' -  -' '  '   -' -'   -' '   -  --'
+       _____               _           _
+      |   __|___ ___ ___ _| |___ _____| |_ ___ ___ ___
+      |   __|  _| -_| -_| . | . |     | . | . |   | -_|
+      |__|  |_| |___|___|___|___|_|_|_|___|___|_|_|___|
 
-                    Freedom in the Mesh
+                                    Freedom in the Mesh
 " > "$rootdir/etc/motd"
     fi
 }
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-login b/src/freedombone-utils-login
index 397c7f1a..be94c98e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-login
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-login
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ function change_login_message {
         rm -f /etc/init.d/motd
     fi
 
-    { echo ".---.                  .              .                   ";
-      echo "|                      |              |                   ";
-      echo "|--- .--. .-.  .-.  .-.|  .-. .--.--. |.-.  .-. .--.  .-. ";
-      echo "|    |   (.-' (.-' (   | (   )|  |  | |   )(   )|  | (.-' ";
-      echo "'    '     --'  --'  -' -  -' '  '   -' -'   -' '   -  --'";
-      echo $'                  Freedom in the Cloud';
+    { echo '    _____               _           _';
+      echo '   |   __|___ ___ ___ _| |___ _____| |_ ___ ___ ___';
+      echo '   |   __|  _| -_| -_| . | . |     | . | . |   | -_|';
+      echo '   |__|  |_| |___|___|___|___|_|_|_|___|___|_|_|___|';
+      echo '';
+      echo $'                                Freedom in the Cloud';
       echo ''; } > /etc/motd
+
     mark_completed "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
 }