diff --git a/templates/root.html b/templates/root.html
index 4aede38..017d6e3 100644
--- a/templates/root.html
+++ b/templates/root.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ colin@robohash.org
             join_text: "auto",
             avatar_size: 0,
             count: 1,
-            auto_join_text_default: "we said,", 
+            auto_join_text_default: "", 
             auto_join_text_ed: "we",
             auto_join_text_ing: "we were",
             auto_join_text_reply: "we replied to",