diff --git a/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/controllers/IndexController.java b/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/controllers/IndexController.java
index f127754..f5f16a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/controllers/IndexController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/teamtreehouse/flashy/controllers/IndexController.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 @Controller
 public class IndexController {
+  public static final int AMOUNT_TO_SHOW = 3;
   private FlashCardService flashCardService;
 
   @Autowired
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ public void setFlashCardService(FlashCardService flashCardService) {
   @RequestMapping("/")
   public String index(Model model) {
     StringBuilder ctaBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-    List<FlashCard> cards = flashCardService.getRandomFlashCards(5);
+    List<FlashCard> cards = flashCardService.getRandomFlashCards(AMOUNT_TO_SHOW);
     ctaBuilder.append("Refresh your memory about ");
     for (FlashCard card : cards) {
       ctaBuilder.append(card.getTerm());
@@ -30,10 +31,13 @@ public String index(Model model) {
         ctaBuilder.append(", ");
       }
     }
-    ctaBuilder.append(" and ");
     Long totalCount = flashCardService.getCurrentCount();
-    ctaBuilder.append(totalCount);
-    ctaBuilder.append(" more");
+    if (totalCount > AMOUNT_TO_SHOW){
+      ctaBuilder.append(" and ");
+      ctaBuilder.append(totalCount - AMOUNT_TO_SHOW);
+      ctaBuilder.append(" more");
+    }
+
     model.addAttribute("cta", ctaBuilder.toString());
     model.addAttribute("flashCardCount", totalCount);
     return "index";