diff --git a/onionshare/strings.json b/onionshare/strings.json
index 8f8b69b7..cc1bf290 100644
--- a/onionshare/strings.json
+++ b/onionshare/strings.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 { "en": {
     "calculating_sha1": "Calculating SHA1 checksum.",
     "connecting_ctrlport": "Connecting to Tor control port to set up hidden service on port {0}.",
-    "cant_connect_ctrlport": "Cannot connect to Tor control port on port {0}. Is Tor running?",
-    "cant_connect_socksport": "Cannot connect to Tor SOCKS5 server on port {0}. Is Tor running?",
+    "cant_connect_ctrlport": "Can't connect to Tor control port on port {0}. OnionShare requires Tor Browser to be running in the background to work. If you don't have it you can get it from https://www.torproject.org/.",
+    "cant_connect_socksport": "Can't connect to Tor SOCKS5 server on port {0}. OnionShare requires Tor Browser to be running in the background to work. If you don't have it you can get it from https://www.torproject.org/.",
     "preparing_files": "Preparing files to share.",
     "wait_for_hs": "Waiting for HS to be ready:",
     "wait_for_hs_trying": "Trying...",