diff --git a/consensus/ethash/ethash.go b/consensus/ethash/ethash.go
index 2f3fc7e1fe..1b3dcee302 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/ethash.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/ethash.go
@@ -575,4 +575,4 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) APIs(chain consensus.ChainReader) []rpc.API {
 // dataset.
 func SeedHash(block uint64) []byte {
 	return seedHash(block)
-}
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+}
diff --git a/console/console.go b/console/console.go
index e17614bcb0..d843044ffc 100644
--- a/console/console.go
+++ b/console/console.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (c *Console) AutoCompleteInput(line string, pos int) (string, []string, str
 // console's available modules.
 func (c *Console) Welcome() {
 	// Print some generic XDC metadata
-	fmt.Fprintf(c.printer, "Welcome to the XinFin JavaScript console!\n\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(c.printer, "Welcome to the XDC JavaScript console!\n\n")
 	c.jsre.Run(`
 		console.log("instance: " + web3.version.node);
 		console.log("coinbase: " + eth.coinbase);
diff --git a/console/console_test.go b/console/console_test.go
index 69d8f0c5c9..7b1629c032 100644
--- a/console/console_test.go
+++ b/console/console_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package console
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -154,6 +155,33 @@ func (env *tester) Close(t *testing.T) {
 	os.RemoveAll(env.workspace)
 }
 
+// Tests that the node lists the correct welcome message, notably that it contains
+// the instance name, coinbase account, block number, data directory and supported
+// console modules.
+func TestWelcome(t *testing.T) {
+	tester := newTester(t, nil)
+	defer tester.Close(t)
+
+	tester.console.Welcome()
+
+	output := tester.output.String()
+	if want := "Welcome"; !strings.Contains(output, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("console output missing welcome message: have\n%s\nwant also %s", output, want)
+	}
+	if want := fmt.Sprintf("instance: %s", testInstance); !strings.Contains(output, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("console output missing instance: have\n%s\nwant also %s", output, want)
+	}
+	if want := fmt.Sprintf("coinbase: %s", testAddress); !strings.Contains(output, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("console output missing coinbase: have\n%s\nwant also %s", output, want)
+	}
+	if want := "at block: 0"; !strings.Contains(output, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("console output missing sync status: have\n%s\nwant also %s", output, want)
+	}
+	if want := fmt.Sprintf("datadir: %s", tester.workspace); !strings.Contains(output, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("console output missing coinbase: have\n%s\nwant also %s", output, want)
+	}
+}
+
 // Tests that JavaScript statement evaluation works as intended.
 func TestEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	tester := newTester(t, nil)
@@ -308,4 +336,4 @@ func TestIndenting(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("test %d: invalid indenting: have %d, want %d", i, counted, tt.expectedIndentCount)
 		}
 	}
-}
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+}