diff --git a/lib/ansible/callbacks.py b/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
index 1f0b664c104..d241806740d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ def banner(msg):
     else:
         width = 78 - len(msg)
         if width < 3:
-            width = 3 
-        filler = "-" * width
+            width = 3
+        filler = "*" * width
         return "\n%s %s " % (msg, filler)
 
 def command_generic_msg(hostname, result, oneline, caption):
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class CliRunnerCallbacks(DefaultRunnerCallbacks):
         print host_report_msg(host, self.options.module_name, result2, self.options.one_line)
         if self.options.tree:
             utils.write_tree_file(self.options.tree, host, utils.jsonify(result2,format=True))
-    
+
     def on_file_diff(self, host, diff):
         print utils.get_diff(diff)
         super(CliRunnerCallbacks, self).on_file_diff(host, diff)
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class PlaybookCallbacks(object):
             resp = raw_input('Perform task: %s (y/n/c): ' % name)
             if resp.lower() in ['y','yes']:
                 self.skip_task = False
-                print banner(msg)                
+                print banner(msg)
             elif resp.lower() in ['c', 'continue']:
                 self.skip_task = False
                 self.step = False
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ class PlaybookCallbacks(object):
             else:
                 self.skip_task = True
         else:
-            print banner(msg)                
-        
+            print banner(msg)
+
         call_callback_module('playbook_on_task_start', name, is_conditional)
 
     def on_vars_prompt(self, varname, private=True, prompt=None, encrypt=None, confirm=False, salt_size=None, salt=None, default=None):