diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow.js
index ef33fbf178..05954e13f1 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/narrow.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ run_test("show_empty_narrow_message", ({mock_template}) => {
     assert.equal(
         $(".empty_feed_notice_main").html(),
         empty_narrow_html(
-            "translated: Nothing's been sent here yet!",
+            "translated: There are no messages here.",
             'translated HTML: Why not <a href="#" class="empty_feed_compose_stream">start the conversation</a>?',
         ),
     );
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ run_test("show_empty_narrow_message", ({mock_template}) => {
     narrow_banner.show_empty_narrow_message();
     assert.equal(
         $(".empty_feed_notice_main").html(),
-        empty_narrow_html("translated: Nothing's been sent here yet!", ""),
+        empty_narrow_html("translated: There are no messages here.", ""),
     );
     page_params.is_spectator = false;
 
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ run_test("show_empty_narrow_message", ({mock_template}) => {
     assert.equal(
         $(".empty_feed_notice_main").html(),
         empty_narrow_html(
-            "translated: Nothing's been sent here yet!",
+            "translated: There are no messages here.",
             'translated HTML: Why not <a href="#" class="empty_feed_compose_stream">start the conversation</a>?',
         ),
     );
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ run_test("show_empty_narrow_message", ({mock_template}) => {
     assert.equal(
         $(".empty_feed_notice_main").html(),
         empty_narrow_html(
-            "translated: Nothing's been sent here yet!",
+            "translated: There are no messages here.",
             'translated HTML: Why not <a href="#" class="empty_feed_compose_stream">start the conversation</a>?',
         ),
     );
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ run_test("show_empty_narrow_message", ({mock_template}) => {
     assert.equal(
         $(".empty_feed_notice_main").html(),
         empty_narrow_html(
-            "translated: Nothing's been sent here yet!",
+            "translated: There are no messages here.",
             'translated HTML: Why not <a href="#" class="empty_feed_compose_stream">start the conversation</a>?',
         ),
     );
diff --git a/static/js/narrow_banner.js b/static/js/narrow_banner.js
index 4d88f6016e..2878f9f930 100644
--- a/static/js/narrow_banner.js
+++ b/static/js/narrow_banner.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function retrieve_search_query_data() {
 
 function pick_empty_narrow_banner() {
     const default_banner = {
-        title: $t({defaultMessage: "Nothing's been sent here yet!"}),
+        title: $t({defaultMessage: "There are no messages here."}),
         // Spectators cannot start a conversation.
         html: page_params.is_spectator
             ? ""