diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.haml
index 433ac1147..c8c5a405b 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started.haml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
           %p
 
-            = t('.connect_with_people_explanation_pt1', :bold => content_tag(:b, t('.bold')))
+            = t('.connect_with_people_explanation_pt1', :bold => content_tag(:b, t('.bold'))).html_safe
             = t('.connect_with_people_explanation_pt2')
 
           #diaspora_hq_pane
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 5ad645f55..a7f3d3191 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ en:
 
       connect_to_your_other_social_networks: "Connect to your other social networks"
       connect_with_people: "Connect with cool people"
-      connect_with_people_explanation_pt1: "Connect with people by placing them into one or more of your %{bold}"
+      connect_with_people_explanation_pt1: "Connect with people by placing them into one or more of your %{bold}."
       bold: "aspects"
       connect_with_people_explanation_pt2: "Aspects are an intuitive way to group new and familar faces, private to you, allowing you to filter down or share with subsets of your contacts easily."
       featured_users: "Featured users"