diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 454a750..a739693 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def greeter_string(conjunction):
 def welcome(newcomer):
     ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {0} :Welcome {1}!  The channel is pretty quiet "
                  "right now, so I though I'd say hello, and ping some people "
-                 ",like {2}, that you're here.  If no one responds for a "
+                 "(like {2}) that you're here.  If no one responds for a "
                  "while, try emailing us at hello@openhatch.org or just try "
                  "coming back later.  FYI, you're now on my list of known "
                  "nicknames, so I won't bother you again."