diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index 68fdff578..9babe8298 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 
         - if commenting_disabled?(post)
-          %span.federated_person{:title => "#{t('.federated_account')}"}
+          %span.federated_person{:title => "#{t('.connect_to_comment')}"}
             ="[#{t('.currently_unavailable')}]"
         - else
           %span.like_action
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 112d8095b..15997453a 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ en:
       all_contacts: "All contacts"
     stream_element:
       viewable_to_anyone: "This post is viewable to anyone on the web"
-      federated_account: "Remote users who you are not connected to can not currently receive your likes and comments"
+      connect_to_comment: "Connect to this user to comment on their post"
       currently_unavailable: 'commenting currently unavailable'
       via: "via %{link}"
       hide_and_mute: "Hide and Mute"