diff --git a/hosts/broker/default.nix b/hosts/broker/default.nix
index dad2a2f1..6f4d8d47 100644
--- a/hosts/broker/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/broker/default.nix
@@ -136,13 +136,7 @@ in
     mymqttui
   ];
 
-  users.motd = ''
-    C3D2 MQTT Broker
-    ================
-
-    Use `mqttui` to inspect the data in mosquitto.
-
-  '';
+  users.motdFile = ./motd;
 
   system.stateVersion = "22.05";
 }
diff --git a/hosts/broker/motd b/hosts/broker/motd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6ccea37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/broker/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+  ______    ______
+ / / / /   / /\ \ \
+/ / / /   / /  \ \ \
+\ \ \ \  / /   / / /
+ \_\_\_\/_/   /_/_/
+
+
+ C3D2 MQTT Broker
+ ================
+ Use `mqttui` to inspect the data in mosquitto.