diff --git a/bin/testrpc b/bin/testrpc
index a533978ae..9ce93a8fe 100755
--- a/bin/testrpc
+++ b/bin/testrpc
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ function parseAccounts(accounts) {
   return ret;
 }
 
+if (argv.d || argv.deterministic) {
+  argv.s = "TestRPC is awesome!";
+}
+
 TestRPC.startServer(console, {
   port: argv.p || argv.port,
   debug: argv.d || argv.debug,