diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index c63d54932..bbfb1236b 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ en:
       sigterm: >-
         SIGTERM received. Shutting down the pipeline.
       slow_shutdown: |-
-        Shutdown still ocurring. Send another ^C to force termination..
-        Warning: Data loss may occur if shutdown is forced!
+        Received shutdown signal, but pipeline is still waiting for in-flight events
+        to be processed. Sending another ^C will force quit Logstash, but this may cause
+        data loss.
       forced_sigint: >-
         SIGINT received. Terminating immediately..
       configtest-flag-information: |-