diff --git a/hello/views.py b/hello/views.py
index f658964211f55e5d4ed4f24f9a9bfe604775d21d..1ab7e79940c55d5a447d371ce8bc9f0ca546f46b 100644
--- a/hello/views.py
+++ b/hello/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.template import loader
 
 
 def index(request):
-    return render(request, 'base.html')
+    template = loader.get_template('base.html')
+    context = {
+        'message': "Hello, and welcome to the Platform.sh world",
+    }
+    return HttpResponse(template.render(context, request))