diff --git a/tad/site/templates/default_layout.jinja b/tad/site/templates/default_layout.jinja
index b797cd76..be5c3fb0 100644
--- a/tad/site/templates/default_layout.jinja
+++ b/tad/site/templates/default_layout.jinja
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
-    <title>{{ page_title }}</title>
+    <title>{% block title %}Transparency of Algorithmic Decision making (TAD){% endblock %}</title>
     <!-- TODO: decide if all files should be local, and if so, how to do versions management -->
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/vendor/sortable/js/sortable.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/vendor/htmx/js/hyperscript.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/api/routes/test_root.py b/tests/api/routes/test_root.py
index 5ce1d71e..6ff8b1f8 100644
--- a/tests/api/routes/test_root.py
+++ b/tests/api/routes/test_root.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def test_get_root(client: TestClient) -> None:
     # todo (robbert) this is a quick test to see if we (most likely) get the expected page
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.headers["content-type"] == "text/html; charset=utf-8"
-    assert b"<title>This is the page title</title>" in response.content
+    assert b"<title>Transparency of Algorithmic Decision making (TAD)</title>" in response.content
 
 
 def test_get_favicon(client: TestClient) -> None:
