diff --git a/src/app/pages/wellcome/wellcome.component.ts b/src/app/pages/wellcome/wellcome.component.ts
index 0034fa4..ba2bdcc 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/wellcome/wellcome.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/wellcome/wellcome.component.ts
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ export class WellcomeComponent implements OnInit {
       this.propertiesService.setEnvProperties(es);
       this.properties = this.propertiesService.envSpecific;
       HelperFunctions.scroll();
+      let count = 0;
       this.userManagementService.getUserInfo().subscribe(user => {
         this.user = user;
-
-        //this._communitiesService.getCommunities(this.properties, this.properties.communityAPI + 'communities').subscribe(
         this._communitiesService.getCommunitiesState().subscribe(
           communities => {
+            this.communities = [];
             if (!communities || communities.length === 0) {
               return;
             }
diff --git a/src/assets/css/connect-custom.css b/src/assets/css/connect-custom.css
index 5b4c98f..75e39d4 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/connect-custom.css
+++ b/src/assets/css/connect-custom.css
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@
 }
 
 .wellcomePage{
-  background-image: url("../imgs/wellcome.png"); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; min-height: calc(100vh - 412.767px);
+  background: transparent linear-gradient(0deg, #FAFAFA 0%, #E2EEFA 100%) 0 0 no-repeat padding-box;
+  min-height: calc(100vh - 412.767px);
 }
+
 .sidebar{
   background-color: #9C9C9C;
 }