diff --git a/customize.dist/messages.js b/customize.dist/messages.js
index fc84433b9..725120adc 100755
--- a/customize.dist/messages.js
+++ b/customize.dist/messages.js
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ define(req, function(AppConfig, Default, Language) {
     };
 
     Messages.contacts_muted = "Muted"; // XXX new key
-    Messages.contacts_noFriends = "No chats yet";
-    Messages.contacts_noFriendsInfo = "Add friends or join teams to begin chatting";
+    Messages.contacts_noFriends = "Your contact list is empty";
+    Messages.contacts_noFriendsInfo = "Start by adding someone to begin a conversation.";
     Messages.contacts_historyCleared = "The chat history has been deleted for both parties"; // XXX
     Messages.contacts_confirmRemoveHistory = "Are you sure you want to delete chat history? Messages will be removed for everyone and cannot be restored."
     return Messages; // XXX existing key
diff --git a/www/common/messenger-ui.js b/www/common/messenger-ui.js
index 80c4472d8..e2ec7a81d 100644
--- a/www/common/messenger-ui.js
+++ b/www/common/messenger-ui.js
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ define([
                 $info.html([
                     h('h2', Messages.contacts_noFriends),
                     h('ul', [
-                        h('li', Messages.share_noContactsNotLoggedIn),
+                        h('li', Messages.contacts_noFriendsInfo),
                     ])
                 ]);
                 $container.addClass('cp-app-contacts-no-chats');