diff --git a/api/HttpTrigger1/index.ts b/api/HttpTrigger1/index.ts
index 2bce156..b309554 100644
--- a/api/HttpTrigger1/index.ts
+++ b/api/HttpTrigger1/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const httpTrigger: AzureFunction = async function (context: Context, req: HttpRe
     context.log('HTTP trigger function processed a request.');
     const name = (req.query.name || (req.body && req.body.name));
     const responseMessage = name
-        ? "Hello, " + name + ". This HTTP triggered function executed successfully."
+        ? "Howdy, " + name + ". This HTTP triggered function executed successfully."
         : "This HTTP triggered function executed successfully. Pass a name in the query string or in the request body for a personalized response.";
 
     context.res = {
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ const httpTrigger: AzureFunction = async function (context: Context, req: HttpRe
 
 };
 
-export default httpTrigger;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default httpTrigger;