diff --git a/sftpgo.conf b/sftpgo.conf
index 6f47da49..e95f3628 100644
--- a/sftpgo.conf
+++ b/sftpgo.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "idle_timeout":15,
         "max_auth_tries":0,
         "umask":"0022",
-        "banner":" ",
+        "banner":"SFTPGo",
         "actions":{
             "execute_on":[],
             "command":"",