diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 0bef20ac9..61a61a36f 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -67,9 +67,13 @@
       "message": "Loading contacts and messages",
       "description": "Header of screen shown as data is import"
     },
-    "importError": {
-      "message": "Make sure you have chosen the correct directory that contains your saved Signal data. Its name should begin with 'Signal Export.' You can also save a new copy of your data from the Chrome App.<p>If these steps don't work for you, please <a target='_blank' href='https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/215188737'>submit a debug log</a> so that we can help you get migrated!</p>",
-      "description": "Message shown if the import went wrong."
+    "importErrorFirst": {
+      "message": "Make sure you have chosen the correct directory that contains your saved Signal data. Its name should begin with 'Signal Export.' You can also save a new copy of your data from the Chrome App.",
+      "description": "Message shown if the import went wrong; first paragraph"
+    },
+    "importErrorSecond": {
+      "message": "If these steps don't work for you, please submit a debug log (View -> Debug Log) so that we can help you get migrated!",
+      "description": "Message shown if the import went wrong; second paragraph"
     },
     "importAgain": {
       "message": "Choose folder and try again",
diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 65d5550e7..f9a4aeb1b 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -740,7 +740,10 @@
         <div class='step-body'>
           <span class='banner-icon alert-outline'></span>
           <div class='header'>{{ errorHeader }}</div>
-          <div class='body-text-wide'>{{& errorMessage }}</div>
+          <div class='body-text-wide'>
+            {{ errorMessageFirst }}
+            <p>{{ errorMessageSecond }}</p>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div class='nav'>
           <div>
diff --git a/js/views/import_view.js b/js/views/import_view.js
index 1cf100ef2..70764b265 100644
--- a/js/views/import_view.js
+++ b/js/views/import_view.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
         return {
           isError: true,
           errorHeader: i18n('importErrorHeader'),
-          errorMessage: i18n('importError'),
+          errorMessageFirst: i18n('importErrorFirst'),
+          errorMessageSecond: i18n('importErrorSecond'),
           chooseButton: i18n('importAgain'),
         };
       }
diff --git a/test/i18n_test.js b/test/i18n_test.js
index f992d0ab1..8ab1885db 100644
--- a/test/i18n_test.js
+++ b/test/i18n_test.js
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ describe('i18n', function() {
       assert.equal(actual, 'Attempting reconnect in 5 seconds');
     });
     it('returns message with multiple substitutions', function() {
-      const actual = i18n('verifyContact', ['<strong>', '</strong>']);
-      assert.equal(
-        actual,
-        'You may wish to <strong> verify </strong> your safety number with this contact.'
-      );
+      const actual = i18n('theyChangedTheTimer', ['Someone', '5 minutes']);
+      assert.equal(actual, 'Someone set the timer to 5 minutes.');
     });
   });