diff --git a/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_disabled_banner.hbs b/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_disabled_banner.hbs
index fb5839e584..340e465914 100644
--- a/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_disabled_banner.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_disabled_banner.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div id="mark_as_read_turned_off_banner" class="alert alert-info home-error-bar">
     <p id="mark_as_read_turned_off_content">
         {{#tr}}
-            Your Zulip app is <z-link>configured</z-link> to not mark messages as read on scroll.
+            Messages will not be automatically marked as read. <z-link>Change setting</z-link>
             {{#*inline "z-link"}}<a href='help/marking-messages-as-read'>{{> @partial-block}}</a>{{/inline}}
         {{/tr}}
     </p>
diff --git a/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_only_in_conversation_view.hbs b/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_only_in_conversation_view.hbs
index 74606a06ec..c1f2eeecd8 100644
--- a/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_only_in_conversation_view.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/unread_banner/mark_as_read_only_in_conversation_view.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div id="mark_as_read_turned_off_banner" class="alert alert-info home-error-bar">
     <p id="mark_as_read_turned_off_content">
         {{#tr}}
-            Your Zulip app is <z-link>configured</z-link> to mark messages as read on scroll only in conversation views.
+            Messages will not be automatically marked as read because this is not a conversation view. <z-link>Change setting</z-link>
             {{#*inline "z-link"}}<a href='help/marking-messages-as-read'>{{> @partial-block}}</a>{{/inline}}
         {{/tr}}
     </p>