diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/Settings/Admin/SystemMail.php b/apps/settings/lib/Settings/Admin/SystemMail.php
index 85c02a3852d4c..11c17b0d0506e 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/Settings/Admin/SystemMail.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/Settings/Admin/SystemMail.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public function getSchema(): array {
 			'section_id' => 'server',
 			'storage_type' => DeclarativeSettingsTypes::STORAGE_TYPE_EXTERNAL,
 			'title' => $this->l->t('System Mails'),
-			'description' => $this->l->t('System e-mails are messages generated automatically by Nextcloud. They are sent for example when a share is created or when inviting attendees to a calendar event..'),
+			'description' => $this->l->t('System emails are automatically generated by Nextcloud when people perform actions like inviting others to calendar events.'),
 
 			'fields' => [
 				[
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public function getSchema(): array {
 					'default' => 0,
 					'options' => [
 						[
-							'name' => $this->l->t('People\'s configured mail account'),
+							'name' => $this->l->t('People\'s e-mail account'),
 							'value' => 0
 						],
 						[
-							'name' => $this->l->t('System account'),
+							'name' => $this->l->t('System e-mail account'),
 							'value' => 1
 						],
 					],