diff --git a/scripts/finetune.py b/scripts/finetune.py
index fe1d5b8e9..78eca05b9 100644
--- a/scripts/finetune.py
+++ b/scripts/finetune.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from axolotl.logging_config import configure_logging
 from axolotl.utils.config import normalize_config, validate_config
 from axolotl.utils.data import prepare_dataset
 from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
+from axolotl.utils.distributed import is_main_process
 from axolotl.utils.models import load_model, load_tokenizer
 from axolotl.utils.tokenization import check_dataset_labels
 from axolotl.utils.trainer import setup_trainer
@@ -33,10 +34,23 @@ sys.path.insert(0, src_dir)
 configure_logging()
 LOG = logging.getLogger("axolotl.scripts")
 
-
 os.environ["HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER"] = "1"
 
 
+def print_axolotl_text_art():
+    ascii_art = """
+                           dP            dP   dP
+                           88            88   88
+.d8888b. dP.  .dP .d8888b. 88 .d8888b. d8888P 88
+88'  `88  `8bd8'  88'  `88 88 88'  `88   88   88
+88.  .88  .d88b.  88.  .88 88 88.  .88   88   88
+`88888P8 dP'  `dP `88888P' dP `88888P'   dP   dP
+"""
+
+    if is_main_process():
+        print(ascii_art)
+
+
 def get_multi_line_input() -> Optional[str]:
     print("Give me an instruction (Ctrl + D to finish): ")
     instruction = ""
@@ -146,6 +160,7 @@ def train(
     prepare_ds_only: bool = False,
     **kwargs,
 ):
+    print_axolotl_text_art()
     if Path(config).is_dir():
         config = choose_config(config)