diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b3625db..afe35f5 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -25,14 +25,23 @@
 
 	<script>
 
+	(function (interval) {
+
 		var words = ["fun", "exciting", "about not giving up", "being helpful", "being open", "what I learned at CodingDojo!"],
+
 			el = document.getElementById('magic'),
 			word_counter = 0,
 			character_counter = 0;
 
 		function updateText()
 		{
-			el.innerHTML = el.innerHTML+words[word_counter][character_counter++];
+
+			if (words[word_counter][character_counter] == ' ')
+			{
+				el.innerHTML = el.innerHTML + '&nbsp';
+			}else{
+				el.innerHTML = el.innerHTML+words[word_counter][character_counter];
+			}
 
 			if(character_counter == words[word_counter].length)
 			{
@@ -43,10 +52,14 @@
 				//if we're displaying the last word, go back to the first word
 				if(word_counter == words.length)
 					word_counter = 0;
+			}else{
+				character_counter++;
 			}
+
 		}
 
-		setInterval(updateText,300);
+		setInterval(updateText,interval);
+	})(50);
 
 	</script>