diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5aab126..e6d208c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# vet : The dependency vetting tool
-Tool for identifying software supply chain risks
+# vet 
+Tool for identifying open source software supply chain risks
 
 ## TL;DR
 
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ Insights API Key can be passed at runtime using environment variable
 ```bash
 VET_INSIGHTS_API_KEY=... vet scan
 ```
+
+## FAQ
+
+### How do I disable the stupid banner?
+
+Set environment variable `VET_DISABLE_BANNER=1`
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ef1ac95..07cca37 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/safedep/vet/pkg/common/logger"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -13,10 +14,24 @@ var (
 	debug   bool
 )
 
+var banner string = `
+ .----------------.  .----------------.  .----------------.
+| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
+| | ____   ____  | || |  _________   | || |  _________   | |
+| ||_  _| |_  _| | || | |_   ___  |  | || | |  _   _  |  | |
+| |  \ \   / /   | || |   | |_  \_|  | || | |_/ | | \_|  | |
+| |   \ \ / /    | || |   |  _|  _   | || |     | |      | |
+| |    \ ' /     | || |  _| |___/ |  | || |    _| |_     | |
+| |     \_/      | || | |_________|  | || |   |_____|    | |
+| |              | || |              | || |              | |
+| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
+ '----------------'  '----------------'  '----------------'
+`
+
 func main() {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:              "vet [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG...]",
-		Short:            "Vet your 3rd party dependencies for security risks",
+		Short:            "[ Establish trust in open source software supply chain ]",
 		TraverseChildren: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) == 0 {
@@ -35,6 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 	cmd.AddCommand(newVersionCommand())
 
 	cobra.OnInitialize(func() {
+		printBanner()
 		logger.SetLogLevel(verbose, debug)
 	})
 
@@ -42,3 +58,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
+
+func printBanner() {
+	bRet, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("VET_DISABLE_BANNER"))
+	if (err != nil) || (!bRet) {
+		fmt.Print(banner)
+	}
+}