diff --git a/.shared/pre-existing/custom-task-type.gradle b/.shared/pre-existing/custom-task-type.gradle
index 7fc4bc8..dc1a402 100644
--- a/.shared/pre-existing/custom-task-type.gradle
+++ b/.shared/pre-existing/custom-task-type.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 * Prints a configurable message in an humorous fashion
 */
 class Cowsay extends DefaultTask {
+    @Input
     String message = 'This is a default message'
 
     @TaskAction
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class Cowsay extends DefaultTask {
         println("""\
              ${'_' * (message.length() + 2)}
             < $message >
-             ${'-' * (message.length() + 4)}
+             ${'\u203E' * (message.length() + 2)}
                \\
                 \\
                 ^__^