diff --git a/template/client/src/routes/public/Clans.jsx b/template/client/src/routes/public/Clans.jsx
index 0c098c5..5c514a0 100644
--- a/template/client/src/routes/public/Clans.jsx
+++ b/template/client/src/routes/public/Clans.jsx
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ export default function Clans() {
       {loading && <Loading />}
       {error && <ErrorState error={error} />}
 
+      {/* `EmptyState` renders its CHILDREN and takes no other prop. Pass the
+          sentence as `message=` and React drops it without a word: the panel
+          renders as an empty box. module-rust shipped six of those for four
+          phases, learned from this line when it said `message=`. */}
       {data && data.clans.length === 0 && (
-        <EmptyState message="No clans have been reported yet." />
+        <EmptyState>No clans have been reported yet.</EmptyState>
       )}
 
       {data && data.clans.length > 0 && (