diff --git a/site/src/pages/TaskPage/TaskPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/TaskPage/TaskPage.tsx
index 287568852d..ea32ea5d43 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TaskPage/TaskPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TaskPage/TaskPage.tsx
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ const TaskPage = () => {
 				<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
 					<Spinner loading className="mb-4" />
 					<h3 className="m-0 font-medium text-content-primary text-base">
-						Building the workspace
+						Starting your workspace
 					</h3>
 					<span className="text-content-secondary text-sm">
-						Your task will run as soon as the workspace is ready
+						This should take a few minutes
 					</span>
 				</div>
 			</div>