diff --git a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
index 7973e26896bc9e0cda7072fcfc0726aaff093eb8..2772352c2b92df53886fc74c7358481385324d19 100644
--- a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
+++ b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Account Request Received!</h4>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
-        <span>Sit tight for a few seconds while we create your account.</span>
+        <span>Sit tight while we create your account.</span>
         <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/loading.gif') }}" width="40px">
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/messages.py b/messages.py
index 49898d008a58394c0072cc1892ea3bebe2c03a4c..8f614e04723734748fdd0c845f8e30914b7f20f9 100644
--- a/messages.py
+++ b/messages.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-welcome_message = "Welcome to UAB's Reseach Computing cluster. The information below will be used to create your account. Please fill in all the details as this helps us understand our user base. Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a>  for any assistance in creating your account."
+welcome_message = "The information below will be used to create your account. Please fill in the reason for requesting your account as this helps us understand our user base. Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
 cancel_message = "Close browser to end session. Contact <a href="'mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'">Research Computing</a> for any assistance in creating your account."
-error_message = "Error while creating your account. We have been notified about this. Contact <a href="'mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'">Research Computing</a>  for any assistance in creating your account."
+error_message = "Error while creating your account. We have been notified about this. Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a>  for any assistance in creating your account."