diff --git a/fish/functions/motd.fish b/fish/functions/motd.fish
index 2bd1a3c..70f9c7e 100644
--- a/fish/functions/motd.fish
+++ b/fish/functions/motd.fish
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function motd --description "Message of the day!"
     else if contains -- '--dad-joke' $argv
         set daily_msg (curl -H 'Accept: text/plain' 'https://icanhazdadjoke.com/' 2>/dev/null)
     else
-        set daily_msg (fortune -a)
+        set daily_msg (fortune)
     end
 
     cowsay $daily_msg