diff --git a/public/assets/javascript/app-public.js b/public/assets/javascript/app-public.js
index 792297d7..d4ff2dd9 100644
--- a/public/assets/javascript/app-public.js
+++ b/public/assets/javascript/app-public.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ $(function() {
                         }
 
                         toggleSubmitDisabled($submitButton);
-                        showMessage('Whoops!, it looks like something went wrong on our servers.\n\
-                   Please try again, or contact support if the problem persists.');
+                        showMessage('Whoops!, it looks like the server returned an error.\n\
+                   Please try again, or contact the webmaster if the problem persists.');
                     },
                     success: function(data, statusText, xhr, $form) {
 
diff --git a/public/assets/javascript/app.js b/public/assets/javascript/app.js
index 3c356560..98941a9e 100644
--- a/public/assets/javascript/app.js
+++ b/public/assets/javascript/app.js
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ $(function () {
                 return;
             }
 
-            showMessage('Whoops!, it looks like something went wrong on our servers.\n\
-                   Please try again, or contact support if the problem persists.');
+            showMessage('Whoops!, it looks like the server returned an error.');
 
             var $submitButton = $form.find('input[type=submit]');
             toggleSubmitDisabled($submitButton);