diff --git a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/CreateKeyBackupDialog.js b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/CreateKeyBackupDialog.js
index 82bd3786cc..9ceff69467 100644
--- a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/CreateKeyBackupDialog.js
+++ b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/keybackup/CreateKeyBackupDialog.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         const DialogButtons = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.DialogButtons');
         return <div>
             <p>{_t(
-                "Please type in your passphrase again to check you remember it.",
+                "Please enter your passphrase a second time to confirm.",
             )}</p>
             <div className="mx_CreateKeyBackupDialog_primaryContainer">
                 <div className="mx_CreateKeyBackupDialog_passPhraseContainer">
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 8854019737..def08110a1 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@
     "That matches!": "That matches!",
     "That doesn't match.": "That doesn't match.",
     "Go back to set it again.": "Go back to set it again.",
-    "Please type in your passphrase again to check you remember it.": "Please type in your passphrase again to check you remember it.",
+    "Please enter your passphrase a second time to confirm.": "Please enter your passphrase a second time to confirm.",
     "Repeat your passphrase...": "Repeat your passphrase...",
     "As a safety net, you can use it to restore your encrypted message history if you forget your Recovery Passphrase.": "As a safety net, you can use it to restore your encrypted message history if you forget your Recovery Passphrase.",
     "As a safety net, you can use it to restore your encrypted message history.": "As a safety net, you can use it to restore your encrypted message history.",