diff --git a/exercises/practice/hello-world/hello_world.py b/exercises/practice/hello-world/hello_world.py
index adaa6c2c99..e5c3ca1129 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/hello-world/hello_world.py
+++ b/exercises/practice/hello-world/hello_world.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 def hello():
-    return 'Goodbye, Mars!'
+    return 'hello, world!'
+print(hello())