diff --git a/static/email/verify-email.html b/static/email/verify-email.html
index 1d5589a6..951ab984 100644
--- a/static/email/verify-email.html
+++ b/static/email/verify-email.html
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
Hello!
-
-Welcome to Tectonic! Please verify that your email is {{ .email }} by clicking here:
-
- Click here to verify!
-
-Love,
-
-Your Pals at CoreOS
+
+ Please verify that your email is {{ .email }} by clicking here:
+
+
+ Click here to verify!
diff --git a/static/email/verify-email.txt b/static/email/verify-email.txt
index 6808a2b3..eb3a9eb9 100644
--- a/static/email/verify-email.txt
+++ b/static/email/verify-email.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
Hello!
-Welcome to Tectonic! Please verify that your email is {{ .email }} by clicking here:
+Please verify that your email is {{ .email }} by clicking here:
{{ .link }}
-
-Love,
-
-Your Pals at CoreOS
diff --git a/static/html/footer.html b/static/html/footer.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b6e2d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/html/footer.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+