diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js
index 6a469161bb..e00104b99c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/BugReportDialog.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default class BugReportDialog extends React.Component {
     _onSubmit(ev) {
         if ((!this.state.text || !this.state.text.trim()) && (!this.state.issueUrl || !this.state.issueUrl.trim())) {
             this.setState({
-                err: _t("Please enter an issue URL to help us analyse the problem."),
+                err: _t("Please tell us what went wrong or, better, a github issue that describes the problem."),
             });
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 7588e7557a..4db032f665 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@
     "Unable to find profiles for the Matrix IDs listed below - would you like to invite them anyway?": "Unable to find profiles for the Matrix IDs listed below - would you like to invite them anyway?",
     "Invite anyway and never warn me again": "Invite anyway and never warn me again",
     "Invite anyway": "Invite anyway",
-    "Please enter an issue URL to help us analyse the problem.": "Please enter an issue URL to help us analyse the problem.",
+    "Please tell us what went wrong or, better, a github issue that describes the problem.": "Please tell us what went wrong or, better, a github issue that describes the problem.",
     "Preparing to send logs": "Preparing to send logs",
     "Logs sent": "Logs sent",
     "Thank you!": "Thank you!",