diff --git a/mod/match.php b/mod/match.php
index 471d52ef6b..47d9879794 100644
--- a/mod/match.php
+++ b/mod/match.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function match_content(App $a)
 		return '';
 	}
 	if (!$profile['pub_keywords'] && (!$profile['prv_keywords'])) {
-		notice(DI::l10n()->t('No keywords to match. Please add keywords to your default profile.') . EOL);
+		notice(DI::l10n()->t('No keywords to match. Please add keywords to your profile.') . EOL);
 		return '';
 	}
 
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 79bf16d78c..4b34e9c183 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 	]);
 
 	$hide_friends = Renderer::replaceMacros($opt_tpl, [
-		'$field' => ['hide-friends', DI::l10n()->t('Hide your contact/friend list from viewers of your default profile?'), $profile['hide-friends'], DI::l10n()->t('Your contact list won\'t be shown in your default profile page. You can decide to show your contact list separately for each additional profile you create')],
+		'$field' => ['hide-friends', DI::l10n()->t('Hide your contact/friend list from viewers of your profile?'), $profile['hide-friends'], DI::l10n()->t('A list of your contacts is displayed on your profile page. Activate this option to disable the display of your contact list.')],
 	]);
 
 	$hide_wall = Renderer::replaceMacros($opt_tpl, [
diff --git a/src/Module/Welcome.php b/src/Module/Welcome.php
index 60b6454d2e..ba98389ffa 100644
--- a/src/Module/Welcome.php
+++ b/src/Module/Welcome.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Welcome extends BaseModule
 			'$profiles_link'          => DI::l10n()->t('Edit Your Profile'),
 			'$profiles_txt'           => DI::l10n()->t('Edit your <strong>default</strong> profile to your liking. Review the settings for hiding your list of friends and hiding the profile from unknown visitors.'),
 			'$profiles_keywords_link' => DI::l10n()->t('Profile Keywords'),
-			'$profiles_keywords_txt'  => DI::l10n()->t('Set some public keywords for your default profile which describe your interests. We may be able to find other people with similar interests and suggest friendships.'),
+			'$profiles_keywords_txt'  => DI::l10n()->t('Set some public keywords for your profile which describe your interests. We may be able to find other people with similar interests and suggest friendships.'),
 
 			'$connecting'       => DI::l10n()->t('Connecting'),
 			'$mail_disabled'    => $mail_disabled,