diff --git a/code/game/machinery/quantum_pad.dm b/code/game/machinery/quantum_pad.dm
index ae2f75dffb2..7a8552607b5 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/quantum_pad.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/quantum_pad.dm
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 	..()
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>It is [ linked_pad ? "currently" : "not"] linked to another pad.</span>")
 	if(!panel_open)
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Unscrew the panel to read the pad's link buffer.</span>")
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The panel is <i>screwed</i> in, obstructing the linking device.</span>")
 	else
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Use a multitool to read the pad's link data.</span>")
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The <i>linking</i> device is now able to be <i>scanned<i> with a multitool.</span>")
 	
 /obj/machinery/quantumpad/RefreshParts()
 	var/E = 0