diff --git a/lib/cdist/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/__init__.py
index 7aca5ac7..a3dc01cc 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/__init__.py
@@ -19,8 +19,23 @@
 #
 #
 
-VERSION     = "2.0.3"
+BANNER = """ 
+             ..          .       .x+=:.        s
+           dF           @88>    z`    ^%      :8
+          '88bu.        %8P        .   <k    .88
+      .   '*88888bu      .       .@8Ned8"   :888ooo
+ .udR88N    ^"*8888N   .@88u   .@^%8888"  -*8888888
+<888'888k  beWE "888L ''888E` x88:  `)8b.   8888
+9888 'Y"   888E  888E   888E  8888N=*8888   8888
+9888       888E  888E   888E   %8"    R88   8888
+9888       888E  888F   888E    @8Wou 9%   .8888Lu=
+?8888u../ .888N..888    888&  .888888P`    ^%888*
+ "8888P'   `"888*""     R888" `   ^"F        'Y"
+   "P'        ""         ""
+"""
 DOT_CDIST   = ".cdist"
+VERSION     = "2.0.3"
+
 
 import os
 
diff --git a/lib/cdist/banner.py b/lib/cdist/banner.py
index a07deea9..d7ee1b00 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/banner.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/banner.py
@@ -22,25 +22,12 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+import cdist
 
-BANNER = """
-             ..          .       .x+=:.        s
-           dF           @88>    z`    ^%      :8
-          '88bu.        %8P        .   <k    .88
-      .   '*88888bu      .       .@8Ned8"   :888ooo
- .udR88N    ^"*8888N   .@88u   .@^%8888"  -*8888888
-<888'888k  beWE "888L ''888E` x88:  `)8b.   8888
-9888 'Y"   888E  888E   888E  8888N=*8888   8888
-9888       888E  888E   888E   %8"    R88   8888
-9888       888E  888F   888E    @8Wou 9%   .8888Lu=
-?8888u../ .888N..888    888&  .888888P`    ^%888*
- "8888P'   `"888*""     R888" `   ^"F        'Y"
-   "P'        ""         ""
-"""
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def banner(args):
     """Guess what :-)"""
-    print(BANNER)
+    print(cdist.BANNER)
     sys.exit(0)