diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PaycheckController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PaycheckController.php
index f1e1a22..f8921d2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PaycheckController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PaycheckController.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class PaycheckController extends Controller
     //
 	public function display()
 	{
-		return view('paycheck', ['hours' => '', 'payrate' => '', 'grosspay' => '', 'netpay' => '', 'fedtax' => '', 'statetax' => '', 'sstax' => '', 'medtax' => '']);
+		return view('paycheck', ['hours' => 'empt', 'payrate' => '', 'grosspay' => '', 'netpay' => '', 'fedtax' => '', 'statetax' => '', 'sstax' => '', 'medtax' => '']);
 	}
 	public function results(Request $stuff)
 	{
diff --git a/resources/views/paycheck.blade.php b/resources/views/paycheck.blade.php
index b1cb9c1..58fd0d1 100644
--- a/resources/views/paycheck.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/paycheck.blade.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ height: 30%;
 					{{ Form::button('do it', array('type' => 'submit')) }}
 				</p>
 			{!! Form::close() !!}
-			@if ($hours!=='d')
+			@if ($hours!=='empt' &&  $hours!=='d')
 				<label style="font-size:500%">Hours: {{ $hours }}</label>
 				<br>
 				<label>Pay rate: {{ $payrate }}</label>