diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 3dc5f8e3057b317ec2c7851e812367792b57e4f8..2f21df83f142a04744ca4e71d0dabe27d6cf7d07 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -51,19 +51,17 @@ def create_app(config_name):
         session['return_url'] = request.args.get('redir', vars.default_referrer)
 
         if (not any(item in session['user'].get('eppa') for item in valid_eppa)):
-            return render_template('account/unauthorized.html')
+            return render_template('account/unauthorized.html', unauthorized_message=messages.unauthorized_message)
 
         if rc_util.check_state(session['user'].get('username')) == "blocked":
-            return render_template('account/blocked.html')
+            return render_template('account/blocked.html', unauthorized_message=messages.unauthorized_message)
 
         elif rc_util.check_state(session['user'].get('username')) == "certification":
               return render_template('account/certify.html', room_id=session['uid'],
                                username=session['user'].get('username'),
                                fullname=session['user'].get('fullname'), email=session['user'].get('email'),
                                referrer=session['return_url'], cancel_url=vars.default_referrer,
-                               welcome_msg=messages.welcome_message,
-                               cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message,
-                               error_msg=messages.error_message)
+                               cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message, certification_message_msg=messages.certification_message)
         else:
             return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', room_id=session['uid'],
                                username=session['user'].get('username'),
diff --git a/app/templates/account/blocked.html b/app/templates/account/blocked.html
index 964235ee1dfb6324c37f53ae2a21528d4efa7503..b7b729f9dce1357d7c699240f61eed9ac5cd4251 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/blocked.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/blocked.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
     <h2> Account blocked </h2>
-    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ unauthorized_message |safe }}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>  
diff --git a/app/templates/account/certify.html b/app/templates/account/certify.html
index abb4a4642c09f34632363043daa2d23c0c95123b..dd87d05c86358d5d82cf8deadb934f551f3ad89a 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/certify.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/certify.html
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
-    <h2> Self Certification Form </h2>
-    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    <h2> Annual Recertification Form </h2>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ certification_message |safe }}</p>
       <div id="user-input">    
         <form id="signup" data-toggle="validator" role="form" action="." method="post" onsubmit="">
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-7 my-col">
diff --git a/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html b/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
index f4a5cf5c39c3f97458080d8a3eeab9056ecb52e4..ba826f890f731338fffb4095aa3da7e46e7da74c 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
     <h2> Account Authorization  error </h2>
-    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ unauthorized_message |safe }}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>  
diff --git a/messages.py b/messages.py
index f4dfbf0b3c8f47f2a5e46fe4cec804f13e14f23b..8463099d6d10b7627d5a332e8d3dce32fdc180e7 100644
--- a/messages.py
+++ b/messages.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 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.<br>Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
 cancel_message = "Close current tab to end session.<br>Contact <a href="'mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'">Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
 error_message = "An error occurred while creating your account. Research Computing team has been notified and is working on fixing it.<br>Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
+certification_message = "Welcome back to the UAB Research Computing services page.<br>We are asking for researchers to recertify their accounts annually so that we'll know who is still actively using the systems. <br>Fill out the form below and hit the Certify Account button when you are done."
+unauthorized_message = "Your UAB Research Computing account is currently on hold.<br>Accounts are put on hold if there are changes with UAB affiliation or if there is an issue on one of the platforms.<br>Please reach out to <a href="'mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'">Research Computing</a> or attend the weekly office hours and we'll work with you to clear your account."