diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d0138d3..6cd6402 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ app.use('/licenses', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'licenses')));
 
 app.use('/api/greeting', (request, response) => {
   const name = request.query ? request.query.name : undefined;
-  response.send({content: `Hello, ${name || 'World'}`});
+  response.send({content: `Hello, ${name || 'World!'}`});
 });
 
 module.exports = app;
diff --git a/test/greeting-test.js b/test/greeting-test.js
index b6f9c71..b0a651e 100644
--- a/test/greeting-test.js
+++ b/test/greeting-test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ test('test out greeting route with no query param', (t) => {
     .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
     .expect(200)
     .then(response => {
-      t.equal(response.body.content, 'Hello, World');
+      t.equal(response.body.content, 'Hello, World!');
       t.end();
     });
 });