diff --git a/blackout/blackout.php b/blackout/blackout.php
index 83b2dbc1..cfe4bbb7 100644
--- a/blackout/blackout.php
+++ b/blackout/blackout.php
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ function blackout_addon_admin(&$a, &$o) {
 	// a note for the admin
 	$adminnote = "";
 	if ($date2 < $date1) {
-		$adminnote = DI::l10n()->t("The end-date is prior to the start-date of the blackout, you should fix this");
+		$adminnote = DI::l10n()->t("The end-date is prior to the start-date of the blackout, you should fix this.");
 	} else {
-		$adminnote = DI::l10n()->t("Please double check that the current settings for the blackout. Begin will be <strong>%s</strong> and it will end <strong>%s</strong>.", $mystart, $myend);
+		$adminnote = DI::l10n()->t("Please double check the current settings for the blackout. It will begin on <strong>%s</strong> and end on <strong>%s</strong>.", $mystart, $myend);
 	}
 	$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($t, [
 		'$submit' => DI::l10n()->t('Save Settings'),
-		'$rurl' => ["rurl", DI::l10n()->t("Redirect URL"), $myurl, DI::l10n()->t("all your visitors from the web will be redirected to this URL"), "", "", "url"],
+		'$rurl' => ["rurl", DI::l10n()->t("Redirect URL"), $myurl, DI::l10n()->t("All your visitors from the web will be redirected to this URL."), "", "", "url"],
 		'$startdate' => ["startdate", DI::l10n()->t("Begin of the Blackout"), $mystart, DI::l10n()->t("Format is <tt>YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm</tt>; <em>YYYY</em> year, <em>MM</em> month, <em>DD</em> day, <em>hh</em> hour and <em>mm</em> minute.")],
 		'$enddate' => ["enddate", DI::l10n()->t("End of the Blackout"), $myend, ""],
 		'$adminnote' => $adminnote,
-		'$aboutredirect' => DI::l10n()->t("<strong>Note</strong>: The redirect will be active from the moment you press the submit button. Users currently logged in will <strong>not</strong> be thrown out but can't login again after logging out should the blackout is still in place."),
+		'$aboutredirect' => DI::l10n()->t("<strong>Note</strong>: The redirect will be active from the moment you press the submit button. Users currently logged in will <strong>not</strong> be thrown out but can't login again after logging out while the blackout is still in place."),
 	]);
 }
 function blackout_addon_admin_post (&$a) {
diff --git a/blackout/lang/C/messages.po b/blackout/lang/C/messages.po
index abdd3fd9..688e8bb0 100644
--- a/blackout/lang/C/messages.po
+++ b/blackout/lang/C/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2019-03-12 09:26+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-12-23 01:34-0500\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -17,48 +17,48 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
-#: blackout.php:101
+#: blackout.php:97
 msgid ""
-"The end-date is prior to the start-date of the blackout, you should fix this"
+"The end-date is prior to the start-date of the blackout, you should fix this."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:103
+#: blackout.php:99
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Please double check that the current settings for the blackout. Begin will "
-"be <strong>%s</strong> and it will end <strong>%s</strong>."
+"Please double check the current settings for the blackout. It will begin on "
+"<strong>%s</strong> and end on <strong>%s</strong>."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:106
+#: blackout.php:102
 msgid "Save Settings"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:107
+#: blackout.php:103
 msgid "Redirect URL"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:107
-msgid "all your visitors from the web will be redirected to this URL"
+#: blackout.php:103
+msgid "All your visitors from the web will be redirected to this URL."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:108
+#: blackout.php:104
 msgid "Begin of the Blackout"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:108
+#: blackout.php:104
 msgid ""
 "Format is <tt>YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm</tt>; <em>YYYY</em> year, <em>MM</em> month, "
 "<em>DD</em> day, <em>hh</em> hour and <em>mm</em> minute."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:109
+#: blackout.php:105
 msgid "End of the Blackout"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: blackout.php:111
+#: blackout.php:107
 msgid ""
 "<strong>Note</strong>: The redirect will be active from the moment you press "
 "the submit button. Users currently logged in will <strong>not</strong> be "
-"thrown out but can't login again after logging out should the blackout is "
+"thrown out but can't login again after logging out while the blackout is "
 "still in place."
 msgstr ""