diff --git a/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less b/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less
index 6e56199957..b77d3738a2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less
@@ -605,3 +605,7 @@ input[type='radio']:checked:before {
     color: @default-icon;
     text-transform: uppercase;
 }
+
+.alert-info--noTextTransform {
+    text-transform: none;
+}
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/add/job-templates-add.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/add/job-templates-add.controller.js
index 750dcadae8..7abcf5dfca 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/add/job-templates-add.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/add/job-templates-add.controller.js
@@ -297,21 +297,18 @@
                             var msg;
                             switch (data.status) {
                             case 'failed':
-                                msg = "<div>The selected project has a <em>failed</em> status. Review the project's SCM settings" +
-                                    " and run an update before adding it to a template.</div>";
+                                msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"failed\". You must run a successful update before you can select a playbook. You will not be able to save this Job Template without a valid playbook.";
                                 break;
                             case 'never updated':
-                                msg = '<div>The selected project has a <em>never updated</em> status. You will need to run a successful' +
-                                    ' update in order to selected a playbook. Without a valid playbook you will not be able ' +
-                                    ' to save this template.</div>';
+                                msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"never updated\". You must run a successful update before you can select a playbook. You will not be able to save this Job Template without a valid playbook.";
                                 break;
                             case 'missing':
-                                msg = '<div>The selected project has a status of <em>missing</em>. Please check the server and make sure ' +
+                                msg = '<div>The selected project has a status of \"missing\". Please check the server and make sure ' +
                                     ' the directory exists and file permissions are set correctly.</div>';
                                 break;
                             }
                             if (msg) {
-                                Alert('Warning', msg, 'alert-info', null, null, null, null, true);
+                                Alert('Warning', msg, 'alert-info alert-info--noTextTransform', null, null, null, null, true);
                             }
                         })
                         .error(function (data, status) {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
index b9a195a921..ad0be5fd6a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
@@ -201,22 +201,19 @@ export default
                             var msg;
                             switch (data.status) {
                             case 'failed':
-                                msg = "<div>The selected project has a <em>failed</em> status. Review the project's SCM settings" +
-                                    " and run an update before adding it to a template.</div>";
+                                msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"failed\". You must run a successful update before you can select a playbook. You will not be able to save this Job Template without a valid playbook.";
                                 break;
                             case 'never updated':
-                                msg = '<div>The selected project has a <em>never updated</em> status. You will need to run a successful' +
-                                    ' update in order to selected a playbook. Without a valid playbook you will not be able ' +
-                                    ' to save this template.</div>';
+                                msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"never updated\". You must run a successful update before you can select a playbook. You will not be able to save this Job Template without a valid playbook.";
                                 break;
                             case 'missing':
-                                msg = '<div>The selected project has a status of <em>missing</em>. Please check the server and make sure ' +
+                                msg = '<div>The selected project has a status of \"missing\". Please check the server and make sure ' +
                                     ' the directory exists and file permissions are set correctly.</div>';
                                 break;
                             }
                             Wait('stop');
                             if (msg) {
-                                Alert('Warning', msg, 'alert-info', null, null, null, null, true);
+                                Alert('Warning', msg, 'alert-info alert-info--noTextTransform', null, null, null, null, true);
                             }
                         })
                         .error(function (data, status) {