diff --git a/src/components/NeedsSigner.vue b/src/components/NeedsSigner.vue
index 6f3fc42..12956f9 100644
--- a/src/components/NeedsSigner.vue
+++ b/src/components/NeedsSigner.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 <template>
   <slot v-if="pluginOk && loggedIn" v-bind="$props"/>
-  <v-card v-if="!loggedIn" rounded="0">
+  <v-card rounded="0">
     <v-card-title>
-<!--      <v-icon icon="mdi-hand-wave" color="grey"/>-->
       Welcome to Dexorder Alpha!
     </v-card-title>
     <v-card-text>
-      This alpha test runs on the Dexorder Testnet blockchain, which gives you free testnet tokens to trade.
+      The alpha test has ended. Check back soon for the beta launch!
+    </v-card-text>
+  </v-card>
+  <!--
+  <slot v-if="pluginOk && loggedIn" v-bind="$props"/>
+  <v-card v-if="!loggedIn" rounded="0">
+    <v-card-title>
+      Welcome to Dexorder Alpha!
+    </v-card-title>
+    <v-card-text>
+      The alpha test has ended. Check back soon for the beta launch!
     </v-card-text>
     <v-card-text>
       Play with the order builder by clicking on the <logo class="logo-small"/> logo or on the <v-icon icon="mdi-chart-timeline-variant"/> button.
@@ -39,7 +48,10 @@
           <tr><td><b>Currency Symbol:</b></td><td><copy-button text="TETH"/></td></tr>
           </tbody>
         </table>
-<!--
+
+
+        this block was already commented out:
+
         <ul class="ml-6">
           <li> Dexorder Alpha Testnet</li>
           <li><b>New RPC URL:</b> </li>
@@ -61,9 +73,11 @@
           </li>
         </ol>
 -->
+  <!--
       </v-card-text>
     </div>
   </v-card>
+  -->
 </template>
 
 <script setup>