diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d55418460c849635a3316fd99128dd188bb0e313..c6445af8af289203a764f9341134f1154dedc334 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 	<string name="startup_failed_notification_title">Briar could not start</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_notification_text">Tap for more information.</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_activity_title">Briar Startup Failure</string>
-	<string name="startup_failed_db_error">For some reason, your Briar database is corrupted beyond repair. Your account, your data and all your contacts are lost. Unfortunately, you need to reinstall Briar and set up a new account by choosing \'I have forgotten my password\' at the password prompt.</string>
-	<string name="startup_failed_data_too_old_error">Your account was created with an old version of this app and cannot be opened with this version. You must either reinstall the old version or delete your old account by choosing \'I have forgotten my password\' at the password prompt.</string>
+	<string name="startup_failed_db_error">For some reason, your Briar database is corrupted beyond repair. Your account, your data and all your contacts are lost. Unfortunately, you need to reinstall Briar or set up a new account by choosing \'I have forgotten my password\' at the password prompt.</string>
+	<string name="startup_failed_data_too_old_error">Your account was created with an old version of this app and cannot be opened with this version. You must either reinstall the old version or set up a new account by choosing \'I have forgotten my password\' at the password prompt.</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_data_too_new_error">This version of the app is too old. Please upgrade to the latest version and try again.</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_service_error">Briar was unable to start a required plugin. Reinstalling Briar usually solves this problem. However, please note that you will then lose your account and all data associated with it since Briar is not using central servers to store your data on.</string>
 	<plurals name="expiry_warning">