diff --git a/src/startup.lua b/src/startup.lua
index e09454f..0bfdf50 100644
--- a/src/startup.lua
+++ b/src/startup.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 --you may change these values
 local repo = "https://git.brulijam.com/brulijam/Computercraft/raw/branch/main/src"
 
+shell.run("set motd.enable false")
 
 --fetch sync script
 getRequest = http.get(repo .. "/brulijam/sync.lua")