diff --git a/roles/configuration/tasks/banner.yml b/roles/configuration/tasks/banner.yml
index a2d1b6c..1136c1e 100644
--- a/roles/configuration/tasks/banner.yml
+++ b/roles/configuration/tasks/banner.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
     - name: Create MOTD file
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         content: |
-          ***************************************************************************
+          ********************************************************************
           * AUTHORIZED ACCESS ONLY. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE MONITORED AND LOGGED. *
-          *                                                                          *
-          ***************************************************************************
+          ********************************************************************
         dest: /mnt/etc/motd
         mode: "0644"
         owner: root
diff --git a/roles/global_defaults/defaults/main.yml b/roles/global_defaults/defaults/main.yml
index fa54e92..861a9f6 100644
--- a/roles/global_defaults/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/global_defaults/defaults/main.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ system_defaults:
     swap:
       enabled: true
     banner:
-      motd: true
+      motd: false
       sudo: true
     chroot:
       tool: "arch-chroot" # arch-chroot|chroot|systemd-nspawn