diff --git a/api-server/common/models/User-Identity.js b/api-server/common/models/User-Identity.js
index bff8f3e6a5..e028fd3ce6 100644
--- a/api-server/common/models/User-Identity.js
+++ b/api-server/common/models/User-Identity.js
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ export default function(UserIdent) {
         new Error('invalid or empty email recieved from auth0'),
         {
           message: dedent`
-    Oops... something is not right. We did not find a valid email from your
-    ${provider} account. Please try again with a different provider that has an
-    email available with it.
+    ${provider} did not return a valid email address.
+    Please try again with a different account that has an
+    email associated with it your update your settings on ${provider}, for us to be able to retrieve your email.
           `,
           type: 'info',
           redirectTo: '/'
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ export default function(UserIdent) {
               new Error('could not find or create a user'),
               {
                 message: dedent`
-    Oops... something is not right. We could not find or create a
-    user with that email.
+    We could not find or create a user with that email address.
                 `,
                 type: 'info',
                 redirectTo: '/'
diff --git a/api-server/server/boot/authentication.js b/api-server/server/boot/authentication.js
index a915e2fff8..b39523a4ae 100644
--- a/api-server/server/boot/authentication.js
+++ b/api-server/server/boot/authentication.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = function enableAuthentication(app) {
       if (err) {
         throw wrapHandledError(new Error('could not destroy session'), {
           type: 'info',
-          message: 'Oops, something is not right.',
+          message: 'We could not log you out, please try again in a moment.',
           redirectTo: homeLocation
         });
       }
diff --git a/api-server/server/boot/user.js b/api-server/server/boot/user.js
index 63a594c76d..5a5aec68d5 100644
--- a/api-server/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/api-server/server/boot/user.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function createPostReportUserProfile(app) {
     if (!username || !report || report === '') {
       return res.json({
         type: 'danger',
-        message: 'Oops, something is not right please re-check your submission.'
+        message: 'Check if you have provided a username and a report'
       });
     }
     return Email.send$(
diff --git a/api-server/server/middlewares/error-handlers.js b/api-server/server/middlewares/error-handlers.js
index 5f3744869c..59c59b0371 100644
--- a/api-server/server/middlewares/error-handlers.js
+++ b/api-server/server/middlewares/error-handlers.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export default function prodErrorHandler() {
 
     const redirectTo = handled.redirectTo || `${homeLocation}/`;
     const message =
-      handled.message || 'Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later';
+      handled.message ||
+      'Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again in a moment.';
 
     if (isDev) {
       console.error(err);