diff --git a/certbot/display/ops.py b/certbot/display/ops.py
index ee570221f..662483ee0 100644
--- a/certbot/display/ops.py
+++ b/certbot/display/ops.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def get_email(invalid=False, optional=True):
 
     """
     invalid_prefix = "There seem to be problems with that address. "
-    msg = "Enter email address (used for urgent notices and lost key recovery)"
+    msg = "Enter email address (used for urgent renewal and security notices)"
     unsafe_suggestion = ("\n\nIf you really want to skip this, you can run "
                          "the client with --register-unsafely-without-email "
                          "but make sure you then backup your account key from "