diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
index 45c26e1f..136987c2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const addState = connect(
             chatShow,
             instance,
             account,
+            tutorial,
         } = state;
 
         function sendReady() {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const addState = connect(
             instance,
             chatShow,
             account,
+            tutorial,
 
             sendReady,
         };
@@ -42,17 +44,17 @@ function InstanceCtrlBtns(args) {
         instance,
         chatShow,
         account,
-
+        tutorial,
         sendReady,
         setChatShow,
     } = args;
 
     const finished = instance && instance.phase === 'Finished';
-
+    const tutorialDisable = tutorial && tutorial < 8;
     return (
         <div class="instance-ctrl-btns">
             <button disabled={!account.subscribed} onClick={() => setChatShow(!chatShow)}>Chat</button>
-            <button disabled={finished} class="ready" onClick={() => sendReady()}>Ready</button>
+            <button disabled={finished || tutorialDisable} class="ready" onClick={() => sendReady()}>Ready</button>
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/play.jsx b/client/src/components/play.jsx
index e731ad5c..044d529a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/play.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/play.jsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function Play(args) {
                         type="submit">
                         Invite
                     </button>
-                    <figcaption>Invite a Friend</figcaption>
+                    <figcaption>Play against friend</figcaption>
                 </figure>
 
             );
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index e5d3a92b..3d5ddd83 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         }
 
         store.dispatch(actions.setAccount(account));
-        store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(null));
         store.dispatch(actions.setAuthenticated(true));
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
             }
         }
 
-
         return store.dispatch(actions.setInstance(v));
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/reducers.jsx b/client/src/reducers.jsx
index 6330f0eb..3c5faf4a 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
     teamPage:           createReducer(0, 'SET_TEAM_PAGE'),
     teamSelect:         createReducer([null, null, null], 'SET_TEAM_SELECT'),
 
-    tutorial:           createReducer(1, 'SET_TUTORIAL'),
+    tutorial:           createReducer(localStorage.getItem('tutorial-complete') ? null : 1, 'SET_TUTORIAL'),
 
     vboxSelected:       createReducer({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }, 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED'),
     vboxCombiner:       createReducer(null, 'SET_VBOX_COMBINER'),
diff --git a/client/src/tutorial.utils.jsx b/client/src/tutorial.utils.jsx
index 85799807..2aebae73 100644
--- a/client/src/tutorial.utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/tutorial.utils.jsx
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, clearTutorial, instance) {
         }
 
         if (tutorial === 8) {
+            localStorage.setItem('tutorial-complete', true);
             if (window.innerWidth < 1000) {
                 return exit();
             }
-
             return (
                 <div class='info-item'>
                     <h2>GLHF</h2>
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ function tutorialStage(tutorial, clearTutorial, instance) {
                 </div>
             );
         }
+
         return false;
     };