diff --git a/inc/lang/en/register.txt b/inc/lang/en/register.txt
index d3b0311c5e5f385da8b3ffb304dec834d7c55900..405166a8a2a8da2b8d6212092295dc7bfc58ec2b 100644
--- a/inc/lang/en/register.txt
+++ b/inc/lang/en/register.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ====== Register as new user ======
 
 Fill in all the information below to create a new account in this wiki.
-Make sure you supply a **valid e-mail address** - your new password will
-be sent to it. The login name should be a valid [[doku>wiki:pagename|pagename]].
+Make sure you supply a **valid e-mail address** - if you are not asked
+to enter a password here, a new one will be sent to that address.
+The login name should be a valid [[doku>wiki:pagename|pagename]].