diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index d3eb55116..0b2847a4f 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@
   },
   "secondaryDeviceDefaultFR": {
     "message":
-      "Accept this friend request to enable messages to be synced across devices",
+      "Please accept to enable messages to be synced across devices",
     "description":
       "Placeholder text in the message entry field when it is disabled because a secondary device conversation is visible"
   },