diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 0d7bfa8a11..3c7f70c8dd 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -1760,11 +1760,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_core_banner(void)
 	return (
 			"************************************************************************\n"
 			"*    .__   __. .______    _______         _______.     _______. ______ *\n" 
-			"*    |  \ |  | |   _  \  |   ____|       /       |    /       ||____  |*\n" 
-			"*    |   \|  | |  |_)  | |  |__         |   (----`   |   (----`    / / *\n" 
-			"*    |  . `  | |   _  <  |   __|         \   \        \   \       / /  *\n" 
-			"*    |  |\   | |  |_)  | |  |____    .----)   |   .----)   |     / /   *\n" 
-			"*    |__| \__| |______/  |_______|   |_______/    |_______/     /_/    *\n" 
+			"*    |  \\ |  | |   _  \\  |   ____|       /       |    /       ||____  |*\n" 
+			"*    |   \\|  | |  |_)  | |  |__         |   (----`   |   (----`    / / *\n" 
+			"*    |  . `  | |   _  <  |   __|         \\   \\        \\   \\       / /  *\n" 
+			"*    |  |\\   | |  |_)  | |  |____    .----)   |   .----)   |     / /   *\n" 
+			"*    |__| \\__| |______/  |_______|   |_______/    |_______/     /_/    *\n" 
 			"*                                                                      *\n"
 			"*    Powered by: FreeSWITCH (http://www.freeswitch.org)                *\n" 
                         "**************************************************************************\n" "\n");