diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.c b/lightningd/lightningd.c
index 831061d3f..7c4e981d4 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.c
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Mark ourselves live. */
 	log_info(ld->log, "Server started with public key %s, alias %s (color #%s) and lightningd %s",
 		 type_to_string(tmpctx, struct pubkey, &ld->id),
-		 ld->alias, tal_hex(tmpctx, ld->rgb), version());
+		 json_escape(tmpctx, (const char *)ld->alias)->s,
+		 tal_hex(tmpctx, ld->rgb), version());
 
 	/* Start the peers. */
 	activate_peers(ld);
diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.h b/lightningd/lightningd.h
index 452f96a6a..f1e9ebce9 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.h
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <ccan/container_of/container_of.h>
 #include <ccan/time/time.h>
 #include <ccan/timer/timer.h>
+#include <common/json_escaped.h>
 #include <lightningd/htlc_end.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <wallet/txfilter.h>
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_path.c b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_path.c
index 2286eb786..b92a8472e 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_path.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_path.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ size_t hash_htlc_key(const struct htlc_key *htlc_key UNNEEDED)
 /* Generated stub for hsm_init */
 void hsm_init(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED, bool newdir UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "hsm_init called!\n"); abort(); }
+/* Generated stub for json_escape */
+struct json_escaped *json_escape(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const char *str TAKES UNNEEDED)
+{ fprintf(stderr, "json_escape called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for log_ */
 void log_(struct log *log UNNEEDED, enum log_level level UNNEEDED, const char *fmt UNNEEDED, ...)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_lightningd.py b/tests/test_lightningd.py
index 3c8ad9b7b..04016874a 100644
--- a/tests/test_lightningd.py
+++ b/tests/test_lightningd.py
@@ -2108,8 +2108,7 @@ class LightningDTests(BaseLightningDTests):
                                                  .format(weird_name)])
         weird_name_json = json.encoder.JSONEncoder().encode(weird_name)[1:-1].replace('\\', '\\\\')
         aliasline = l1.daemon.is_in_log('Server started with public key .* alias')
-        # FIXME: alias needs json escaping.
-        assert weird_name_json not in str(aliasline)
+        assert weird_name_json in str(aliasline)
         normal_name = 'Normal name'
         l2 = self.node_factory.get_node(options=['--alias={}'
                                                  .format(normal_name)])