diff --git a/redmine/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml b/redmine/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml
index b4c726fcc..abee85691 100644
--- a/redmine/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml
+++ b/redmine/app/views/welcome/index.rhtml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+<h2><%= $RDM_WELCOME_TITLE || l(:label_home) %></h2>
+
 <div class="splitcontentleft">
-    <h2><%= $RDM_WELCOME_TITLE || l(:label_home) %></h2>
-    <p><%= $RDM_WELCOME_TEXT %></p>
-    
+  <% if $RDM_WELCOME_TEXT %><p><%= $RDM_WELCOME_TEXT %></p><br /><% end %>
   <div class="box">
 	<h3><%=l(:label_news_latest)%></h3>
 		<% for news in @news %>