diff --git a/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/SaveNewPolicyModal/SaveNewPolicyModal.tsx b/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/SaveNewPolicyModal/SaveNewPolicyModal.tsx
index 38052ad331..035de91807 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/SaveNewPolicyModal/SaveNewPolicyModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/SaveNewPolicyModal/SaveNewPolicyModal.tsx
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ const SaveNewPolicyModal = ({
             error={errors.name}
             inputClassName={`${baseClass}__policy-save-modal-name`}
             label="Name"
-            helpText="What yes or no question does your policy ask about your hosts?"
             autofocus
             ignore1password
             disabled={disableForm}
@@ -220,6 +219,7 @@ const SaveNewPolicyModal = ({
             value={lastEditedQueryDescription}
             inputClassName={`${baseClass}__policy-save-modal-description`}
             label={renderAutofillLabel("Description")}
+            helpText="How does this policy's failure put the organization at risk?"
             type="textarea"
             disabled={disableForm}
           />
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const SaveNewPolicyModal = ({
             inputClassName={`${baseClass}__policy-save-modal-resolution`}
             label={renderAutofillLabel("Resolution")}
             type="textarea"
-            helpText="What steps should an end user take to resolve a host that fails this policy? (optional)"
+            helpText="If this policy fails, what should the end user expect?"
             disabled={disableForm}
           />
           {platformSelector.render()}