diff --git a/js/src/i18n/_default/application.js b/js/src/i18n/_default/application.js
index 4469d83b2..f2e6be1ee 100644
--- a/js/src/i18n/_default/application.js
+++ b/js/src/i18n/_default/application.js
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ export default {
   },
   status: {
     consensus: {
-      capable: `Capable`,
-      capableUntil: `Capable until #{blockNumber}`,
-      incapableSince: `Incapable since #{blockNumber}`,
-      unknown: `Unknown capability`
+      capable: `Upgrade not required.`,
+      capableUntil: `Upgrade required before #{blockNumber}`,
+      incapableSince: `Upgrade required since #{blockNumber}`,
+      unknown: `Upgrade status is unknown.`
     },
     upgrade: `Upgrade`
   }
diff --git a/js/src/views/Application/Status/status.js b/js/src/views/Application/Status/status.js
index a86543420..303449363 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Application/Status/status.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Application/Status/status.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Status extends Component {
         <div>
           <FormattedMessage
             id='application.status.consensus.capable'
-            defaultMessage='Capable'
+            defaultMessage='Upgrade not required.'
           />
         </div>
       );
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Status extends Component {
         <div>
           <FormattedMessage
             id='application.status.consensus.capableUntil'
-            defaultMessage='Capable until #{blockNumber}'
+            defaultMessage='Upgrade required before #{blockNumber}'
             values={ {
               blockNumber: upgradeStore.consensusCapability.capableUntil
             } }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Status extends Component {
         <div>
           <FormattedMessage
             id='application.status.consensus.incapableSince'
-            defaultMessage='Incapable since #{blockNumber}'
+            defaultMessage='Upgrade required since #{blockNumber}'
             values={ {
               blockNumber: upgradeStore.consensusCapability.incapableSince
             } }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Status extends Component {
       <div>
         <FormattedMessage
           id='application.status.consensus.unknown'
-          defaultMessage='Unknown capability'
+          defaultMessage='Upgrade status is unknown.'
         />
       </div>
     );