diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 29cecd1660ffc573ca9067f1e54c0150bab17c30..0c9dfb264045bbd82c83e00dec593367d5eb5e1d 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 
 import connexion
 
+import meta
 from base.config    import AuraConfig
 from base.logger    import AuraLogger
 from base.node      import NodeType
@@ -102,7 +103,14 @@ with app.app_context():
             sync_job.start()
 
     atexit.register(shutdown)
-    logger.info("Engine API server initialized.")
+    type = "MAIN"
+    if node_type == NodeType.SYNC:
+        type = "SYNC"
+    federation = "enabled"
+    if config.get("enable_federation") == "false":
+        federation = "disabled"
+    splash = "\n\n        â–‘Eâ–‘Nâ–‘Gâ–‘Iâ–‘Nâ–‘Eâ–‘â–‘â–‘Aâ–‘Pâ–‘Iâ–‘ - v%s running as %s node - Federation %s.\n\n" % (meta.__version__, type, federation)
+    logger.info(splash)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':