diff --git a/bin/auto b/bin/auto
index 70aab2c..ce2ba71 100755
--- a/bin/auto
+++ b/bin/auto
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ API::Std::event_add("on_sighup");
 
 
 # Print startup message.
+println <<'EOF';
+8""""8                  
+8    8 e   e eeeee eeeee
+8eeee8 8   8   8   8  88
+88   8 8e  8   8e  8   8
+88   8 88  8   88  8   8
+88   8 88ee8   88  8eee8
+EOF
 println "* ".NAME." (version ".VER.".".SVER.".".REV.RSTAGE.") is starting up...";
 
 our ($APID, %TIMERS);