diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
index a923f01cf..ede7e127f 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         "user-not-available": "Cannot save user settings: __message__",
         "not-available": "Settings not available",
         "property-read-only": "Property '__prop__' is read-only",
-        "readonly-mode" : "Settings readOnly is true"
+        "readonly-mode" : "Runtime in read-only mode. Changes will not be saved."
     },
     "library": {
         "unknownLibrary": "Unknown library: __library__",