diff --git a/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui b/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui
index c38089513..fc3f1c387 100644
--- a/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/options_ui.stkgui
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <div width="75%" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row" >
             <checkbox id="enable-internet"/>
             <spacer width="20" height="100%" />
-            <label height="100%" I18N="In the ui settings" text="Internet STK news"/>
+            <label height="100%" I18N="In the ui settings" text="Allow STK to connect to the Internet"/>
         </div>
 
         <div width="75%" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row" >
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5f178d283..53bb29b2b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1016,9 +1016,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[] )
                     }   // onCancel
                 };   // ConfirmServer
                 
-                new MessageDialog(_("SuperTuxKart may connect to a news server "
-                    "to display updates. Would you like this feature to be enabled? "
-                    "(To change this setting at a later time, go to options, select tab "
+                new MessageDialog(_("SuperTuxKart may connect to a server "
+                    "to download add-ons and notify you of updates. Would you like this feature to be "
+                    "enabled? (To change this setting at a later time, go to options, select tab "
                     "'User Interface', and edit \"Internet STK news\")."), new ConfirmServer(), true);
             }
         }