diff --git a/app/src/static/js/app.js b/app/src/static/js/app.js
index 4ec962cda..760359ba0 100644
--- a/app/src/static/js/app.js
+++ b/app/src/static/js/app.js
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ function TodoListCard() {
         <React.Fragment>
             <AddItemForm onNewItem={onNewItem} />
             {items.length === 0 && (
-                <p className="text-center">No items yet! Add one above!</p>
+                ...
+ -                <p className="text-center">No items yet! Add one above!</p>
+ +                <p className="text-center">You have no todo items yet! Add one above!</p>
+ ...
             )}
             {items.map(item => (
                 <ItemDisplay