diff --git a/src/ui/ui_render/views/ui_app.pug b/src/ui/ui_render/views/ui_app.pug
index f12e6be6ed..0a735439e6 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_render/views/ui_app.pug
+++ b/src/ui/ui_render/views/ui_app.pug
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ block content
 
     .kibanaWelcomeLogo {
       background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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");
+      display: none;
       background-repeat: no-repeat;
       background-size: contain;
       width: 60px;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ block content
       .kibanaWelcomeLogoCircle
         .kibanaWelcomeLogo
     .kibanaWelcomeText(data-error-message=i18n('common.ui.welcomeErrorMessage', { defaultMessage: 'Kibana did not load properly. Check the server output for more information.' }))
-      | #{i18n('common.ui.welcomeMessage', { defaultMessage: 'Loading Kibana' })}
+      | #{i18n('common.ui.welcomeMessage', { defaultMessage: 'Loading...' })}
 
   .kibanaWelcomeView(id="kbn_legacy_browser_error", style="display: none;")
     .kibanaLoaderWrap