diff --git a/src/bitmessagecurses/__init__.py b/src/bitmessagecurses/__init__.py
index 9c190c59..e23bc021 100644
--- a/src/bitmessagecurses/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagecurses/__init__.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ def sendMessage(sender="", recv="", broadcast=None, subject="", body="", reply=F
                         continue
                     if len(shared.connectedHostsList) == 0:
                         set_background_title(d, "Not connected warning")
-                        scrollbox(d, unicode("Because you are not currently connected to the network, "))
+                        scrollbox(d, unicode("Because you are not currently connected to the network, the BM will not be sent right now"))
                     stealthLevel = BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('bitmessagesettings', 'ackstealthlevel')
                     ackdata = genAckPayload(streamNumber, stealthLevel)
                     sqlExecute(