diff --git a/config/locales/devise.en.yml b/config/locales/devise.en.yml
index 16299ea10..e40af1d37 100644
--- a/config/locales/devise.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/devise.en.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ en:
     messages:
       already_confirmed: "Email has already been confirmed. Sign in."
       blank: "can’t be blank"
-      confirmation: "Password confirmation doesn’t match new password"
+      confirmation: "The passwords you entered do not match. Try again."
       confirmation_period_expired: "Email needs to be confirmed within %{period}. Request a new link below."
       expired: "Token has expired. Request a new token."
       not_found: "was not found"
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 69a4a8bb9..198589720 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ en:
               blank: "Select role"
             password:
               blank: Enter a password
-              too_short: Password is too short (minimum is %{count} characters)
+              too_short: The password you entered is too short. Enter a password that is %{count} characters or longer.
         merge_request:
           attributes:
             absorbing_organisation_id:
diff --git a/spec/requests/auth/passwords_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/auth/passwords_controller_spec.rb
index 29a032395..92c36608c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/auth/passwords_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/auth/passwords_controller_spec.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ RSpec.describe Auth::PasswordsController, type: :request do
           put "/account/password", headers: headers, params: params
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_css("h1", text: "Reset your password")
-          expect(page).to have_content("doesn’t match new password")
+          expect(page).to have_content("passwords you entered do not match")
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
index 958f2187a..aad0b9f28 100644
--- a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :request do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_css("h1", class: "govuk-heading-l", text: "Change your password")
           expect(page).to have_selector("#error-summary-title")
-          expect(page).to have_content("Password confirmation doesn’t match new password")
+          expect(page).to have_content("passwords you entered do not match")
         end
       end
     end