diff --git a/nodemgr/app.go b/nodemgr/app.go
index 3209a48c..48e3486d 100644
--- a/nodemgr/app.go
+++ b/nodemgr/app.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (ac *RetiApp) initClients(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 	}
 
 	if ac.retiAppID == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("the id of the Reti Validator contract must be set using either -id or RETI_APPID env var!")
+		return fmt.Errorf("the id of the Reti Validator contract must be set using either -retiid or RETI_APPID env var!")
 	}
 
 	// This will load and initialize mnemonics from the environment - and handles all 'local' signing for the app
diff --git a/nodemgr/validatorcmds.go b/nodemgr/validatorcmds.go
index f116a545..ad2a467c 100644
--- a/nodemgr/validatorcmds.go
+++ b/nodemgr/validatorcmds.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func DefineValidator() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	config.PercentToValidator, err = getInt("Enter the payout percentage to the validator (in four decimals, ie: 5% = 50000)", 50000, 0, 1000000)
+	config.PercentToValidator, err = getInt("Enter the commission percentage to the validator (in four decimals, ie: 5% = 50000)", 50000, 0, 1000000)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/AddValidatorForm.tsx b/ui/src/components/AddValidatorForm.tsx
index af3c1ea4..b77126fb 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/AddValidatorForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/AddValidatorForm.tsx
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ export function AddValidatorForm({ constraints }: AddValidatorFormProps) {
                     <FormLabel htmlFor="manager-input">
                       Manager account
                       <InfoPopover className={infoPopoverClassName} label="Manager account">
-                        Account that triggers payouts and keyreg transactions (must sign
-                        transactions)
+                        Account that must be available to Node Daemon that triggers payouts and
+                        keyreg transactions ('new' hot wallet)
                       </InfoPopover>
                       <span className="text-primary">*</span>
                     </FormLabel>
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ export function AddValidatorForm({ constraints }: AddValidatorFormProps) {
                     <FormLabel htmlFor="commission-percent-input">
                       Commission percent
                       <InfoPopover className={infoPopoverClassName} label="Commission percent">
-                        Payout percentage w/ up to four decimals (e.g., 5.0001)
+                        Commission percentage per-Epoch w/ up to four decimals (e.g., 5.0001)
                       </InfoPopover>
                       <span className="text-primary">*</span>
                     </FormLabel>