diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 7108ae3d..e601a4fc 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ 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.")
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ 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_de.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts
index 9eb718c3..210e4027 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     </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>Warte auf den Verschlüsselungscode. Wird bald erneut angefordert.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     </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>Nachricht gesendet. Warten auf Bestätigung. Gesendet %1</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
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>
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts
index 461ff559..816bd98c 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     </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>
         <translatorcomment>mi ne certas kiel traduki &quot;their&quot; ĉi tie. Sonas strange al mi.</translatorcomment>
         <translation type="unfinished">Atendante al ilia ĉifroŝlosilo. Baldaŭ petos ĝin denove.</translation>
     </message>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     </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>Mesaĝo sendita. Atendante konfirmon. Sendita je %1</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_fr.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_fr.ts
index d68a5990..3d94a688 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_fr.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_fr.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     </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>En attente de la clé de chiffrement. Une nouvelle requête sera bientôt lancée.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     </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>Message envoyé. En attente de l&apos;accusé de réception. Envoyé le %1</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ Il est important de faire des sauvegardes de ce fichier. Souhaitez-vous l&apos;o
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../bitmessagemain.py" line="3779"/>
-        <source>Message sent. Waiting on acknowledgement. Sent on %1</source>
+        <source>Message sent. Waiting for acknowledgement. Sent on %1</source>
         <translation type="obsolete">Message envoyé. En attente de l&apos;accusé de réception. Envoyé le %1</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_ru.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_ru.ts
index 3be907d0..a396165b 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_ru.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_ru.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     </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>Ожидаем ключ шифрования от Вашего собеседника. Запрос будет повторен через некоторое время.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     </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>Сообщение отправлено. Ожидаем подтверждения. Отправлено в %1 </translation>
     </message>
     <message>