diff --git a/templates/zshrc b/templates/zshrc
index 5e9c0ae..2bea500 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc
+++ b/templates/zshrc
@@ -226,4 +226,8 @@ if [ -f '/Users/daniel.de.cloet/google-cloud-sdk/path.zsh.inc' ]; then . '/Users
 if [ -f '/Users/daniel.de.cloet/google-cloud-sdk/completion.zsh.inc' ]; then . '/Users/daniel.de.cloet/google-cloud-sdk/completion.zsh.inc'; fi
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- if motd is defined %}
+{{ motd }}
+{%- else %}
 fortune -s
+{%- endif %}