diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
index 959efe4..f8201ad 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ const createWindow = (): void => {
   overlayWindow.loadURL(SECOND_WINDOW_WEBPACK_ENTRY);
 
   // Open the DevTools.
-  browserWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "right" });
-  overlayWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "left" });
+  browserWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
+  overlayWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
 };
 
 // This method will be called when Electron has finished
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/overlay/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/overlay/index.tsx
index affc9b1..169c4bc 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/overlay/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/overlay/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import * as ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 
 function render() {
   ReactDOM.render(
-    <div>this is the best in the world</div>,
+    <div>
+      this is the overlay for video streams and conversations to be passed in
+    </div>,
     document.getElementById("root")
   );
 }