diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SyncView.vue b/frontend/src/views/SyncView.vue
index e50d82e..2285935 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SyncView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SyncView.vue
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async function switchChannel(next: UpdateChannel) {
     checkedOnce.value = false;
     await checkUpdates();
   } catch (e) {
-    updateError.value = errorMessage(e, "The update check failed.");
+    updateError.value = errorMessage(e, "The update channel couldn't be changed.");
   }
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ async function switchSource(next: string | null) {
     checkedOnce.value = false;
     await checkUpdates();
   } catch (e) {
-    updateError.value = errorMessage(e, "The update check failed.");
+    updateError.value = errorMessage(e, "The update source couldn't be changed.");
   }
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ async function installUpdate() {
     // means it failed.
     await updateBridge.install();
   } catch (e) {
-    updateError.value = errorMessage(e, "The update check failed.");
+    updateError.value = errorMessage(e, "The update couldn't be installed.");
   } finally {
     installing.value = false;
   }