diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 71400316c2..95bed93bcd 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
require('async').each(data.categories, iterator, function(err) {
data.motd_class = (config.show_motd === '1' || config.show_motd === undefined) ? '' : 'none';
- data.motd = marked(config.motd || "# NodeBB v " + pkg.version + "\nWelcome to NodeBB, the discussion platform of the future.\n\n Get NodeBB &nsbp;Fork us on Github @dcplabs");
+ data.motd = marked(config.motd || "# NodeBB v " + pkg.version + "\nWelcome to NodeBB, the discussion platform of the future.\n\n Get NodeBB Fork us on Github @dcplabs");
res.json(data);
});