diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Settings/SettingsController.php b/mailpoet/lib/Settings/SettingsController.php
index d67e3845b6..6be1121423 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Settings/SettingsController.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Settings/SettingsController.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class SettingsController {
           'enabled' => true,
           'use_mailpoet_editor' => true,
           'subject' => __('Confirm your subscription to [site:title]', 'mailpoet'),
-          'body' => __("Hello [subscriber:firstname | default:there],\n\nYou've received this message because you subscribed to [site:title]. Please confirm your subscription to receive emails from us:\n\n[activation_link]Click here to confirm your subscription.[/activation_link] \n\nIf you received this email by mistake, simply delete it. You won't receive any more emails from us unless you confirm your subscription using the link above.\n\nThank you,\n\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"[site:homepage_link]\">[site:title]</a>", 'mailpoet'),
+          'body' => __("Hello [subscriber:firstname | default:there],\n\nYou've received this message because you subscribed to [site:title]. Please confirm your subscription to receive emails from us:\n\n[activation_link]Click here to confirm your subscription.[/activation_link] \n\nIf you received this email by mistake, simply delete it. You won't receive any more emails from us unless you confirm your subscription using the link above.\n\nThank you,\n\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"[site:homepage_url]\">[site:title]</a>", 'mailpoet'),
         ],
         'tracking' => [
           'level' => TrackingConfig::LEVEL_FULL,
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/ConfirmationEmailTemplate/template-confirmation.json b/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/ConfirmationEmailTemplate/template-confirmation.json
index 7482551927..598a3c6384 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/ConfirmationEmailTemplate/template-confirmation.json
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Subscribers/ConfirmationEmailTemplate/template-confirmation.json
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
                 },
                 {
                   "type": "text",
-                  "text": "<p><span>Thank you,</span></p>\n<p><span></span></p>\n<p><span>[site:homepage_link]</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>"
+                  "text": "<p><span>Thank you,</span></p>\n<p><span></span></p>\n<p><span><a href=\"[site:homepage_url]\">[site:title]</a></span></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>"
                 },
                 {
                   "type": "footer",