diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cbe723627..d7ba97359 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-var greeting = "";
+var greeting = "Hello, everybody!";
 
-var specialGuest = "Neil deGrasse Tyson"
+var specialGuest = "Neil deGrasse Tyson";
 
 var greetSpecialGuest = "" + specialGuest + "!";