diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index a3bf7ec3..0da4b5d2 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
             if status == 'awaitingpubkey':
                 statusText = _translate(
-                    "MainWindow", "Waiting on their encryption key. Will request it again soon.")
+                    "MainWindow", "Waiting for their encryption key. Will request it again soon.")
             elif status == 'doingpowforpubkey':
                 statusText = _translate(
                     "MainWindow", "Encryption key request queued.")
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                 statusText = _translate(
                     "MainWindow", "Queued.")
             elif status == 'msgsent':
-                statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Message sent. Waiting on acknowledgement. Sent at %1").arg(
+                statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Message sent. Waiting for acknowledgement. Sent at %1").arg(
                     unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             elif status == 'msgsentnoackexpected':
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Message sent. Sent at %1").arg(
diff --git a/src/class_singleWorker.py b/src/class_singleWorker.py
index 59d72ac3..10ba241c 100644
--- a/src/class_singleWorker.py
+++ b/src/class_singleWorker.py
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class singleWorker(threading.Thread):
                     strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(time.time()))), 'utf-8')))))
             else:
                 # not sending to a chan or one of my addresses
-                shared.UISignalQueue.put(('updateSentItemStatusByAckdata', (ackdata, tr.translateText("MainWindow", "Message sent. Waiting on acknowledgement. Sent on %1").arg(unicode(
+                shared.UISignalQueue.put(('updateSentItemStatusByAckdata', (ackdata, tr.translateText("MainWindow", "Message sent. Waiting for acknowledgement. Sent on %1").arg(unicode(
                     strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(time.time()))), 'utf-8')))))
             print 'Broadcasting inv for my msg(within sendmsg function):', inventoryHash.encode('hex')
             shared.broadcastToSendDataQueues((
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_en_pirate.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_en_pirate.ts
index 496b7d64..3666aa88 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_en_pirate.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_en_pirate.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../bitmessageqt/__init__.py" line="632"/>
-        <source>Waiting on their encryption key. Will request it again soon.</source>
+        <source>Waiting for their encryption key. Will request it again soon.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../bitmessageqt/__init__.py" line="641"/>
-        <source>Message sent. Waiting on acknowledgement. Sent at %1</source>
+        <source>Message sent. Waiting for acknowledgement. Sent at %1</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>