diff --git a/widgets/templates/scripts/Widget-for-sample-configuration.js b/widgets/templates/scripts/Widget-for-sample-configuration.js
index bad9e13..665a5d9 100644
--- a/widgets/templates/scripts/Widget-for-sample-configuration.js
+++ b/widgets/templates/scripts/Widget-for-sample-configuration.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ VSS.require(["TFS/Dashboards/WidgetHelpers", "TFS/WorkItemTracking/RestClient"],
 			if (!settings || !settings.queryPath) {
 				var $container = $('#query-info-container');
 				$container.empty();
-				$container.text("Sorry nothing to show, please configure a query path");
+				$container.text("Nothing to show. Please select a query.");
 
 				return WidgetHelpers.WidgetStatusHelper.Success();
 			}
diff --git a/widgets/templates/scripts/sample-configuration.js b/widgets/templates/scripts/sample-configuration.js
index 1c058d0..2553619 100644
--- a/widgets/templates/scripts/sample-configuration.js
+++ b/widgets/templates/scripts/sample-configuration.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function validateNameTextInput($nameInput, $errorSingleLineInput){
 
 function validateQueryDropdown($queryDropdown, $errordropdown){					
 	if ($queryDropdown.val().indexOf("Fake") > -1){
-		$errordropdown.text("Sorry, you cannot choose the fake query");
+		$errordropdown.text("Please select a valid query");
 		$errordropdown.parent().css("visibility", "visible");
 		return false;
 	} 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function validateQueryDropdown($queryDropdown, $errordropdown){
 
 function validateCheckbox($errorcheckbox){					
 	if ($("#select-results input:checked").length == 0){
-		$errorcheckbox.text("Please select at aleast one option.");
+		$errorcheckbox.text("Please select at least one option.");
 		$errorcheckbox.parent().css("visibility", "visible");
 		return false;										
 	} 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function validateCheckbox($errorcheckbox){
 
 function validateRadioButtons($errorradio){					
 	if ($("#display-options input:checked").length == 0){
-		$errorradio.text("Please select at aleast one option.");
+		$errorradio.text("Please select at least one option.");
 		$errorradio.parent().css("visibility", "visible");
 		return false;										
 	}