diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/setup/one.js b/core/client/app/routes/setup/one.js
index 13890e8464..1d50af9337 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/setup/one.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/setup/one.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 
 var DownloadCountPoller = Ember.Object.extend({
     url: null,
-    count: 'many, many',
+    count: '',
     runId: null,
 
     init: function () {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var DownloadCountPoller = Ember.Object.extend({
     },
 
     poll: function () {
-        var interval = 3000,
+        var interval = 2000,
             runId;
 
         runId = Ember.run.later(this, function () {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var DownloadCountPoller = Ember.Object.extend({
 
             self.set('count', count);
         }).catch(function () {
-            self.set('count', 'many, many');
+            self.set('count', '');
         });
     }
 });
diff --git a/core/client/app/styles/patterns/forms.css b/core/client/app/styles/patterns/forms.css
index 3e4dee515b..8eb860b938 100644
--- a/core/client/app/styles/patterns/forms.css
+++ b/core/client/app/styles/patterns/forms.css
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ input {
 .gh-select,
 select {
     display: block;
-    padding: 4px 10px;
+    padding: 8px 10px;
     width: 100%;
     border: 1px solid #dfe1e3;
     border-radius: var(--border-radius);
diff --git a/core/client/app/templates/setup/one.hbs b/core/client/app/templates/setup/one.hbs
index 5e54df43d3..9081de39ca 100644
--- a/core/client/app/templates/setup/one.hbs
+++ b/core/client/app/templates/setup/one.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <header>
     <h1>Welcome to <strong>Ghost</strong>!</h1>
-    <p>So far there have been <em>{{model.count}}</em> Ghost blogs made by people all over the world. Today we’re making yours.</p>
+    <p>All over the world, people have started <em>{{model.count}}</em> incredible blogs with Ghost. Today, we’re starting yours.</p>
 </header>
 
 <figure class="gh-flow-screenshot">