diff --git a/client/src/hello_world.ts b/client/src/hello_world.ts
index cec6783..3e33f9e 100644
--- a/client/src/hello_world.ts
+++ b/client/src/hello_world.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export async function sayHello(): Promise<void> {
   const instruction = new TransactionInstruction({
     keys: [{pubkey: greetedPubkey, isSigner: false, isWritable: true}],
     programId,
-    data: Buffer.from([5]),
+    data: Buffer.alloc(0), // All instructions are hellos
   });
   await sendAndConfirmTransaction(
     connection,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ef8d9fe..79340c6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ pub fn process_instruction(
 
     // Increment and store the number of times the account has been greeted
     let mut greeting_account = GreetingAccount::try_from_slice(&account.data.borrow())?;
-    let my_param = u32::from(_instruction_data[0]);
-    greeting_account.counter += my_param;
+    greeting_account.counter += 1;
     greeting_account.serialize(&mut &mut account.data.borrow_mut()[..])?;
 
     msg!("Greeted {} time(s)!", greeting_account.counter);