diff --git a/src/main/java/cvb/ConvoBot.java b/src/main/java/cvb/ConvoBot.java
index dfcbe876e7..4c91650ff3 100755
--- a/src/main/java/cvb/ConvoBot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cvb/ConvoBot.java
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ public ConvoBot(String filePath) {
         tasks = new TaskList(new Storage(filePath));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the welcome message.
+     *
+     * @return The welcome message.
+     */
+    public String getWelcome() {
+        rc.showWelcomeMsg();
+        return rc.getResponse();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves a response from ConvoBot based on the provided input.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/cvb/gui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/cvb/gui/MainWindow.java
index 215d922694..cbd58bbece 100755
--- a/src/main/java/cvb/gui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cvb/gui/MainWindow.java
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ public class MainWindow extends AnchorPane {
     private VBox dialogContainer;
     @FXML
     private TextField userInput;
-    @FXML
-    private Button sendButton;
 
     @FXML
-    public void initialize() {
+    private void initialize() {
         dialogContainer.heightProperty().addListener(observable -> scrollPane.setVvalue(1.0));
+        addResponse(convo.getWelcome());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ private void handleUserInput() {
         userInput.requestFocus(); // re-focus TextField
         String input = userInput.getText();
         userInput.clear();
+        addInput(input);
+
         String response = "";
         try {
             response = convo.getResponse(input);
@@ -52,9 +53,14 @@ private void handleUserInput() {
             return;
         }
         assert !response.isEmpty();
-        dialogContainer.getChildren().addAll(
-                DialogBox.getUserDialog(input, userImage),
-                DialogBox.getConvoBotDialog(response, convoImage)
-        );
+        addResponse(response);
+    }
+
+    private void addInput(String input) {
+        dialogContainer.getChildren().addAll(DialogBox.getUserDialog(input, userImage));
+    }
+
+    private void addResponse(String response) {
+        dialogContainer.getChildren().addAll(DialogBox.getConvoBotDialog(response, convoImage));
     }
 }