diff --git a/api/server_endpoints.go b/api/server_endpoints.go
index 6f6f21c..07afadb 100644
--- a/api/server_endpoints.go
+++ b/api/server_endpoints.go
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ type ProcessConfiguration struct {
 	Startup struct {
 		Done            string   `json:"done"`
 		UserInteraction []string `json:"userInteraction"`
+		SplitCharacter  string   `json:"splitCharacter"`
+		StripAnsi       bool     `json:"stripAnsi"`
 	} `json:"startup"`
+
 	Stop struct {
 		Type  string `json:"type"`
 		Value string `json:"value"`
 	} `json:"stop"`
+
 	ConfigurationFiles []parser.ConfigurationFile `json:"configs"`
 }
 
@@ -202,4 +206,4 @@ func (r *PanelRequest) SendTransferSuccess(uuid string) (*RequestError, error) {
 	}
 
 	return nil, nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/server/listeners.go b/server/listeners.go
index ec19243..da3b72d 100644
--- a/server/listeners.go
+++ b/server/listeners.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/api"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -21,28 +22,54 @@ func (s *Server) AddEventListeners() {
 	}()
 }
 
+var stripAnsiRegex = regexp.MustCompile("[\u001B\u009B][[\\]()#;?]*(?:(?:(?:[a-zA-Z\\d]*(?:;[a-zA-Z\\d]*)*)?\u0007)|(?:(?:\\d{1,4}(?:;\\d{0,4})*)?[\\dA-PRZcf-ntqry=><~]))")
+
 // Custom listener for console output events that will check if the given line
 // of output matches one that should mark the server as started or not.
 func (s *Server) onConsoleOutput(data string) {
-	// If the specific line of output is one that would mark the server as started,
-	// set the server to that state. Only do this if the server is not currently stopped
-	// or stopping.
-	match := s.ProcessConfiguration().Startup.Done
+	// Get the server's process configuration.
+	processConfiguration := s.ProcessConfiguration()
 
-	if s.GetState() == ProcessStartingState && strings.Contains(data, match) {
-		s.Log().WithFields(log.Fields{
-			"match":   match,
-			"against": data,
-		}).Debug("detected server in running state based on console line output")
+	// Check if the server is currently starting.
+	if s.GetState() == ProcessStartingState {
+		// If the specific line of output is one that would mark the server as started,
+		// set the server to that state. Only do this if the server is not currently stopped
+		// or stopping.
 
-		_ = s.SetState(ProcessRunningState)
+		var matches []string
+		if processConfiguration.Startup.SplitCharacter != "" {
+			matches = strings.Split(processConfiguration.Startup.Done, processConfiguration.Startup.SplitCharacter)
+		} else {
+			matches = []string{processConfiguration.Startup.Done}
+		}
+
+		// Check if we should strip ansi color codes.
+		if processConfiguration.Startup.StripAnsi {
+			// Strip ansi color codes from the data string.
+			data = stripAnsiRegex.ReplaceAllString(data, "")
+		}
+
+		// Iterate over all the matches.
+		for _, match := range matches {
+			if !strings.Contains(data, match) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			s.Log().WithFields(log.Fields{
+				"match":   match,
+				"against": data,
+			}).Debug("detected server in running state based on console line output")
+
+			_ = s.SetState(ProcessRunningState)
+			break
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If the command sent to the server is one that should stop the server we will need to
 	// set the server to be in a stopping state, otherwise crash detection will kick in and
 	// cause the server to unexpectedly restart on the user.
 	if s.IsRunning() {
-		stop := s.ProcessConfiguration().Stop
+		stop := processConfiguration.Stop
 
 		if stop.Type == api.ProcessStopCommand && data == stop.Value {
 			_ = s.SetState(ProcessStoppingState)