diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/passwordreset.email b/r2/r2/templates/passwordreset.email
index 56d04ce88..4f98a8d91 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/passwordreset.email
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/passwordreset.email
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 ## reddit Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ###############################################################################
 
-you, or someone who thinks they are you, have requested a password reset for username: ${thing.user.name}
+a password reset has been requested for the reddit username: ${thing.user.name}
 
-if you did not make this request, you may ignore this email.
+if you did not make this request, you can safely ignore this email. a password reset request can be made by anyone, and it does not indicate that your account is in any danger of being accessed by someone else.
 
-visit this link to reset your password:
+if you do actually want to reset your password, visit this link:
 
     ${thing.passlink}