diff --git a/src/vty/telnet_interface.c b/src/vty/telnet_interface.c
index 7712041..1abf141 100644
--- a/src/vty/telnet_interface.c
+++ b/src/vty/telnet_interface.c
@@ -90,23 +90,6 @@
 
 extern struct host host;
 
-static void print_welcome(int fd)
-{
-	static const char *msg1 = "Welcome to the ";
-	static const char *msg2 = " control interface\r\n";
-	const char *app_name = "<unnamed>";
-
-	if (host.app_info->name)
-		app_name = host.app_info->name;
-
-	write(fd, msg1, strlen(msg1));
-	write(fd, app_name, strlen(app_name));
-	write(fd, msg2, strlen(msg2));
-
-	if (host.app_info->copyright)
-		write(fd, host.app_info->copyright, strlen(host.app_info->copyright));
-}
-
 /*! \brief close a telnet connection */
 int telnet_close_client(struct osmo_fd *fd)
 {
@@ -169,8 +152,6 @@
 	osmo_fd_register(&connection->fd);
 	llist_add_tail(&connection->entry, &active_connections);
 
-	print_welcome(new_connection);
-
 	connection->vty = vty_create(new_connection, connection);
 	if (!connection->vty) {
 		LOGP(0, LOGL_ERROR, "couldn't create VTY\n");
diff --git a/src/vty/vty.c b/src/vty/vty.c
index 04df2be..86131ec 100644
--- a/src/vty/vty.c
+++ b/src/vty/vty.c
@@ -339,6 +339,17 @@
 /* Say hello to vty interface. */
 void vty_hello(struct vty *vty)
 {
+	const char *app_name = "<unnamed>";
+
+	if (host.app_info->name)
+		app_name = host.app_info->name;
+
+	vty_out(vty, "Welcome to the %s control interface%s",
+		app_name, VTY_NEWLINE);
+
+	if (host.app_info->copyright)
+		vty_out(vty, host.app_info->copyright);
+
 	if (host.motdfile) {
 		FILE *f;
 		char buf[4096];