diff --git a/browser/modules/TorStrings.jsm b/browser/modules/TorStrings.jsm
index 73671c08693d9654cd8daa6edf97b07d49b5de71..0ccbbb41a7824587d29e9019a321b922ab3c3c6b 100644
--- a/browser/modules/TorStrings.jsm
+++ b/browser/modules/TorStrings.jsm
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ var TorStrings = {
       offline: getStringNet("torConnect.offline", "Offline"),
 
       // tor connect strings for message box in about:preferences#tor
-      connectMessage: getStringNet("torConnect.connectMessage", "Changes to Tor Settings will not take effect until you connect to the Tor Network"),
+      connectMessage: getStringNet("torConnect.connectMessage", "Changes to Tor Settings will not take effect until you connect"),
       tryAgainMessage: getStringNet("torConnect.tryAgainMessage", "Tor Browser has failed to establish a connection to the Tor Network"),
     };
   })(),