diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index aa9c940bc9..0660913cf4 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var socket,
app.alert({
alert_id: 'connection_alert',
title: 'Connected',
- message: 'Connection successfull',
+ message: 'Connection successful',
type: 'success',
timeout: 5000
});
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 24a97d4755..4af407527a 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
case 'home' :
categories.getAllCategories(function(data) {
data.motd_class = (config.show_motd || config.show_motd === undefined) ? '' : 'none';
- data.motd = marked(config.motd || "# NodeBB v0.1\nWelcome to NodeBB, the discussion platform of the future.\n\n Get NodeBB Fork us on Github @dcplabs");
+ data.motd = marked(config.motd || "# NodeBB v0.1\nWelcome to NodeBB, the discussion platform of the future.\n\n Get NodeBB Fork us on Github @dcplabs");
res.send(JSON.stringify(data));
}, (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0);
break;