diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/user.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/user.html
index 0214082c..88f6803d 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/user.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/user.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
         <p>
           {% trans -%}
-            Almost done! Your account still needs to be verified.
+            Almost done! Your account still needs to be activated.
           {%- endtrans %}
         </p>
         <p>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
         <p>
           {% trans -%}
-            Someone has registered an account with this username, but it still has to be verified.
+            Someone has registered an account with this username, but it still has to be activated.
           {%- endtrans %}
         </p>