diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 48c217bc42..f9b3aeb7ce 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1091,13 +1091,13 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$profile_in_dir = '<input type="hidden" name="profile_in_directory" value="1" />';
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_directory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in your local site directory?'), $profile['publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile will be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory')), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_directory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in your local site directory?'), $profile['publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in this node\'s <a href="%s">local directory</a>. Your profile details may be publicly visible depending on the system settings.', System::baseUrl().'/directory'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	}
 
 	if (strlen(Config::get('system', 'directory'))) {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in this node\'s <a href="%s">local directory</a>. Your profile details may be publicly visible depending on the system settings.', System::baseUrl().'/directory'), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile will be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory')), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = '';