diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js
index 89d41803d5..d47eca010f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ export default React.createClass({
             let failedToDecrypt;
             content = <div>
                 <p>{_t(
-                    "Backup restore failed: please verify that you entered the correct recovery key.",
+                    "Backup could not be decrypted with this key: " +
+                    "please verify that you entered the correct recovery key.",
                 )}</p>
             </div>;
         } else if (this.state.recoverInfo) {
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 7b701cc863..16c40460e2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@
     "Unable to restore backup": "Unable to restore backup",
     "No backup found!": "No backup found!",
     "Error Restoring Backup": "Error Restoring Backup",
-    "Backup restore failed: please verify that you entered the correct recovery key.": "Backup restore failed: please verify that you entered the correct recovery key.",
+    "Backup could not be decrypted with this key: please verify that you entered the correct recovery key.": "Backup could not be decrypted with this key: please verify that you entered the correct recovery key.",
     "Backup Restored": "Backup Restored",
     "Failed to decrypt %(failedCount)s sessions!": "Failed to decrypt %(failedCount)s sessions!",
     "Restored %(sessionCount)s session keys": "Restored %(sessionCount)s session keys",