diff --git a/src/ProjectFileManager.cpp b/src/ProjectFileManager.cpp
index 031a213fc..f4e8a80de 100644
--- a/src/ProjectFileManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ProjectFileManager.cpp
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ auto ProjectFileManager::ReadProjectFile( const FilePath &fileName )
          AudacityMessageBox(
             resaved
                ? XO("This project was not saved properly the last time Audacity ran.\n\n"
-                    "It has been recovered to the last snapshot and resaved.")
+                    "It has been recovered to the last snapshot.")
                : XO("This project was not saved properly the last time Audacity ran.\n\n"
-                    "It has been recovered to the last snapshot."),
+                    "It has been recovered to the last snapshot, but you must save it\n"
+                    "to preserve its contents."),
             XO("Project Recovered"),
             wxICON_WARNING,
             &window);