diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
index 58473f1fb3..85301ab54e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                             <input type="checkbox" disabled={ !roomState.mayClientSendStateEvent("m.room.aliases", cli) }
                                    onChange={ this._onToggle.bind(this, "isRoomPublished", true, false)}
                                    checked={this.state.isRoomPublished}/>
-                            {_t("List this room in %(domain)s's room directory?", { domain: MatrixClientPeg.get().getDomain() })}
+                            {_t("Publish this room to the public in %(domain)s's room directory?", { domain: MatrixClientPeg.get().getDomain() })}
                         </label>
                     </div>
                     <div className="mx_RoomSettings_settings">
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index bacac0ebca..be1f9e994d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
     "left": "left",
     "%(targetName)s left the room.": "%(targetName)s left the room.",
     "Level:": "Level:",
-    "List this room in %(domain)s's room directory?": "List this room in %(domain)s's room directory?",
+    "Publish this room to the public in %(domain)s's room directory?": "Publish this room to the public in %(domain)s's room directory?",
     "Local addresses for this room:": "Local addresses for this room:",
     "Logged in as:": "Logged in as:",
     "Login as guest": "Login as guest",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
index 0f58eef325..a68ce5d982 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
     "left": "left",
     "%(targetName)s left the room.": "%(targetName)s left the room.",
     "Level": "Level",
-    "List this room in %(domain)s's room directory?": "List this room in %(domain)s's room directory?",
+    "Publish this room to the public in %(domain)s's room directory?": "Publish this room to the public in %(domain)s's room directory?",
     "Local addresses for this room:": "Local addresses for this room:",
     "Logged in as:": "Logged in as:",
     "Login as guest": "Login as guest",