diff --git a/client/src/components/welcome/index.js b/client/src/components/welcome/index.js
index d05f26518e..2398c505c8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/welcome/index.js
+++ b/client/src/components/welcome/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ function Welcome({ name }) {
         <Col sm={10} smOffset={1} xs={12}>
           <Spacer />
           <h1 className='text-center big-heading'>
-            {name ? 'Welcome back ' + name : 'Welcome to freeCodeCamp.org'}
+            {name
+              ? 'Welcome back, ' + name + '.'
+              : 'Welcome to freeCodeCamp.org'}
           </h1>
         </Col>
       </Row>