diff --git a/nodes/core/io/32-udp.html b/nodes/core/io/32-udp.html
index 5e7039da8..ba82cb9bb 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/32-udp.html
+++ b/nodes/core/io/32-udp.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="form-row node-input-iface">
         <label for="node-input-iface"><i class="fa fa-random"></i> <span data-i18n="udp.label.interface"></span></label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-iface" data-i18n="[placeholder]udp.label.interface">
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-iface" data-i18n="[placeholder]udp.label.interfaceprompt">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-port"><i class="fa fa-sign-in"></i> <span data-i18n="udp.label.onport"></span></label>
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="udp in">
-    <p>A udp input node, that produces a <b>msg.payload</b> containing a <i>BUFFER</i>, string, or base64 encoded string. Supports multicast.</p>
-    <p>It also provides <b>msg.ip</b> and <b>msg.port</b> to the ip address and port from which the message was received.</p>
+    <p>A UDP input node, that produces a <code>msg.payload</code> containing a
+    Buffer, string, or base64 encoded string. Supports multicast.</p>
+    <p>It also provides <code>msg.ip</code> and <code>msg.port</code> set to the
+    ip address and port from which the message was received.</p>
     <p>On some systems you may need to be root to use ports below 1024 and/or broadcast.</p>
 </script>
 
@@ -163,8 +165,9 @@
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="udp out">
-    <p>This node sends <b>msg.payload</b> to the designated udp host and port. Supports multicast.</p>
-    <p>You may also use <b>msg.ip</b> and <b>msg.port</b> to set the destination values.<br/><b>Note</b>: the statically configured values have precedence.</p>
+    <p>This node sends <code>msg.payload</code> to the designated UDP host and port. Supports multicast.</p>
+    <p>You may also use <code>msg.ip</code> and <code>msg.port</code> to set the destination values.<br/>
+    <b>Note</b>: the statically configured values have precedence.</p>
     <p>If you select broadcast either set the address to the local broadcast ip address, or maybe try 255.255.255.255, which is the global broadcast address.</p>
     <p>On some systems you may need to be root to use ports below 1024 and/or broadcast.</p>
 </script>
diff --git a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
index ceb6bc983..5e4263ae3 100644
--- a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@
             "using": "using",
             "output": "Output",
             "group": "Group",
-            "interface": "Interface",
+            "interface": "Local IP",
+            "interfaceprompt": "(optional) local ip address to bind to",
             "send": "Send a",
             "toport": "to port",
             "address": "Address",