diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html b/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html
index 330e88413..47978e907 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/messagecompose.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function admincheck(elem) {
please write to
- the moderators of the reddit
+ the moderators of the subreddit
instead.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function admincheck(elem) {
message
- all of the moderators of the reddit
+ all of the moderators of the subreddit
(using the "message the mods" feature located at the top of the
mod box) with a direct link to the comment page of the submission or other