diff --git a/client/src/routes/admin/ShardAdmin.jsx b/client/src/routes/admin/ShardAdmin.jsx
index 6d0fe01..45adf3f 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/admin/ShardAdmin.jsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/admin/ShardAdmin.jsx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function PendingUnlinks({ rows }) {
             <div className="dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.78rem', marginTop: 2 }}>
               {r.state === 'refused'
                 ? 'Protected staff account: the shard will not unlink it over the bridge. Clear its link on the shard by hand.'
-                : `Waiting for the shard; tried ${r.attempts} time${r.attempts === 1 ? '' : 's'}, and tried again when the bridge reconnects.`}
+                : `Waiting for the shard; tried ${r.attempts} time${r.attempts === 1 ? '' : 's'}. It tries again when the bridge reconnects.`}
             </div>
           </li>
         ))}