diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 849014bd..f52cf4f0 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -128,18 +128,18 @@
 								<label>Nick</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-sm-5">
-								<input class="input" name="nick" value="<%= defaults.nick %>">
+								<input class="input" id="nick" name="nick" value="<%= defaults.nick %>">
 							</div>
 							<div class="clearfix"></div>
 							<div class="col-sm-3">
-								<label>Username</label>
+								<label title="* Optional">Username</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-sm-5">
-								<input class="input" name="nick" value="<%= defaults.username %>">
+								<input class="input" id="username" name="username" value="<%= defaults.username %>">
 							</div>
 							<div class="clearfix"></div>
 							<div class="col-sm-3">
-								<label>Real Name</label>
+								<label>Real name</label>
 							</div>
 							<div class="col-sm-9">
 								<input class="input" name="realname" class="input" value="<%= defaults.realname %>">
diff --git a/client/js/shout.js b/client/js/shout.js
index f5749269..685d74b1 100644
--- a/client/js/shout.js
+++ b/client/js/shout.js
@@ -685,6 +685,11 @@ $(function() {
 			event, values
 		);
 	});
+	
+	forms.on("input", "#nick", function() {
+		var nick = $(this).val();
+		$("#username").val(nick);
+	});
 
 	Mousetrap.bind([
 		"command+up",
diff --git a/defaults/config.js b/defaults/config.js
index c289e036..7856c7b5 100644
--- a/defaults/config.js
+++ b/defaults/config.js
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ module.exports = {
 		// Username
 		//
 		// @type     string
-		// @default  ""
+		// @default  "shout-user"
 		//
-		username: "",
+		username: "shout-user",
 
 		//
 		// Real Name