diff --git a/modules/games/server/minecraft/velocity.nix b/modules/games/server/minecraft/velocity.nix
index 5d724c9..ace053f 100644
--- a/modules/games/server/minecraft/velocity.nix
+++ b/modules/games/server/minecraft/velocity.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       config-version = "2.7";
 
       bind = "0.0.0.0:25565";
-      motd = "<#09add3>A Velocity Server";
+      motd = "<gray>A velocity server.\n<gray>hosted on <light_purple>${config.networking.hostName}<gray>.";
       show-max-players = 500; # displayed maximum players, not an actual cap
       online-mode = true;
       force-key-authentication = true;