diff --git a/lms/templates/register.html b/lms/templates/register.html
index c695a7a482..b241d3e5eb 100644
--- a/lms/templates/register.html
+++ b/lms/templates/register.html
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ import calendar
           <li class="field required text" id="field-name">
             <label for="name">${_('Full Name')}</label>
             <input id="name" type="text" name="name" value="${name}" placeholder="${_('example: Jane Doe')}" required aria-required="true" aria-describedby="name-tip" />
-            <span class="tip tip-input" id="name-tip">${_("Needed for any certificates you may earn")}</span>
+            <span class="tip tip-input" id="name-tip">${_("Your legal name, used for any certificates you earn.")}</span>
           </li>
           <li class="field required text" id="field-username">
             <label for="username">${_('Public Username')}</label>
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ import calendar
           <li class="field required text" id="field-name">
             <label for="name">${_('Full Name')}</label>
             <input id="name" type="text" name="name" value="" placeholder="$_('example: Jane Doe')}" aria-describedby="name-tip" />
-            <span class="tip tip-input" id="name-tip">${_("Needed for any certificates you may earn")}</span>
+            <span class="tip tip-input" id="name-tip">${_("Your legal name, used for any certificates you earn.")}</span>
           </li>
 
           % endif