diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 797fc3bdfe..0cc6414431 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -281,3 +281,4 @@ Brian Mesick <bmesick@edx.org>
 Jeff LaJoie <jlajoie@edx.org>
 Ivan Ivić <iivic@edx.org>
 Brandon Baker <bcbaker@wesleyan.edu>
+Shirley He <she@edx.org>
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
index 9bcddb1405..a928cad50e 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ class RegistrationViewTest(ThirdPartyAuthTestMixin, UserAPITestCase):
                 "required": True,
                 "label": "Confirm Email",
                 "errorMessages": {
-                    "required": "Please confirm your email address.",
+                    "required": "The email addresses do not match.",
                 }
             }
         )
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py
index f35bc6da1a..493431254a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/views.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class RegistrationView(APIView):
         # Translators: This label appears above a field on the registration form
         # meant to confirm the user's email address.
         email_label = _(u"Confirm Email")
-        error_msg = _(u"Please confirm your email address.")
+        error_msg = _(u"The email addresses do not match.")
 
         form_desc.add_field(
             "confirm_email",