diff --git a/app/scripts/popup-core.js b/app/scripts/popup-core.js
index e093d06f4..b1e521a7a 100644
--- a/app/scripts/popup-core.js
+++ b/app/scripts/popup-core.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function setupControllerConnection (connectionStream, cb) {
 function setupApp (err, accountManager) {
   var container = document.getElementById('app-content')
   if (err) {
-    container.innerHTML = '<div class="critical-error">The MetaMask app failed to load: please restart MetaMask</div>'
+    container.innerHTML = '<div class="critical-error">The MetaMask app failed to load: please open and close MetaMask again to restart.</div>'
     container.style.height = '80px'
     log.error(err.stack)
     throw err