diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/AccountsPane.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/AccountsPane.tsx
index 35540a2b880..33ac66f4abe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/AccountsPane.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/AccountsPane.tsx
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ export function AccountsPane({
           {
             description: translate(
               'auto.components.settings.AccountsPane.b15ce90870',
-              '{{value0}} -> {{value1}}. Restart live Claude terminals before continuing old sessions.',
+              '{{value0}} -> {{value1}}. New Claude terminals use the selected account. Restart existing terminals to move them.',
               {
                 value0: getClaudeAccountLabel(claudeAccounts, previousActiveAccountId),
                 value1: getClaudeAccountLabel(next, nextActiveAccountId)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
index 3929d01e000..d729007ef7a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ function ClaudeSwitcherMenu({
           <div className="px-2 py-1.5 text-[10px] leading-4 text-muted-foreground">
             {translate(
               'auto.components.status.bar.StatusBar.8295903d17',
-              'Restart live Claude terminals before continuing old conversations after switching.'
+              'New Claude terminals use the selected account. Restart existing terminals to move them.'
             )}
           </div>
         </div>