diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 6817fa67..e5345fae 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ iface eth0 inet static
 	sed -i "s/nameserver.*/nameserver $NAMESERVER1/g" $rootdir/etc/resolv.conf
 	sed -i "/nameserver $NAMESERVER1/a\nameserver $NAMESERVER2" $rootdir/etc/resolv.conf
 
-	# change the motd to show further install instructions
-	echo $"
+	if [[ $VARIANT != "meshclient" && $VARIANT != "meshusb" ]]; then
+		# change the motd to show further install instructions
+		echo $"
  .---.                  .              .
  |                      |              |
  |--- .--. .-.  .-.  .-.|  .-. .--.--. |.-.  .-. .--.  .-.
@@ -212,6 +213,17 @@ following commands, then enter your details.
 	${PROJECT_NAME} menuconfig
 
 " > $rootdir/etc/motd
+	else
+		echo $"
+ .---.                  .              .
+ |                      |              |
+ |--- .--. .-.  .-.  .-.|  .-. .--.--. |.-.  .-. .--.  .-.
+ |    |   (.-' (.-' (   | (   )|  |  | |   )(   )|  | (.-'
+ '    '     --'  --'  -' -  -' '  '   -' -'   -' '   -  --'
+
+				   Freedom in the Mesh
+" > $rootdir/etc/motd
+	fi
 }
 
 configure_ssh() {