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 9fbf5f029..d56031d2f 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
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "palette-editor": {
             "disabled": "Palette editor disabled : user settings",
             "npm-not-found": "Palette editor disabled : npm command not found",
-            "npm-too-old": "Palette editor disabled : npm version too old - please update"
+            "npm-too-old": "Palette editor disabled : npm version too old. Requires npm >= 3.x"
         },
         "errors": "Failed to register __count__ node type",
         "errors_plural": "Failed to register __count__ node types",