diff --git a/src/sbin/opnsense-shell b/src/sbin/opnsense-shell
index 264afdb9c..04245a9f8 100755
--- a/src/sbin/opnsense-shell
+++ b/src/sbin/opnsense-shell
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ while : ; do
 # Failure to exit at that moment would lead to an infinite loop.
 set -e
 
+${CMD_BANNER}
+
 echo
 echo "  0) Logout                              7) Ping host"
 echo "  1) Assign interfaces                   8) Shell"
@@ -178,6 +180,4 @@ case ${OPCODE} in
 	;;
 esac
 
-${CMD_BANNER}
-
 done