diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/course/competencies/competency-management/competency-management.component.ts b/src/main/webapp/app/course/competencies/competency-management/competency-management.component.ts
index 1e3d04d1107e..f3047c92f574 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/course/competencies/competency-management/competency-management.component.ts
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/course/competencies/competency-management/competency-management.component.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class CompetencyManagementComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Loads all data for the competency management: Prerequisites, competencies (with average course progress)
+     * Loads all data for the competency management: Prerequisites and competencies (with average course progress)
      */
     async loadData() {
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/i18n/en/competency.json b/src/main/webapp/i18n/en/competency.json
index 366433b5279a..731aa9bf373c 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/i18n/en/competency.json
+++ b/src/main/webapp/i18n/en/competency.json
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                     "deleteRelationButtonLabel": "Delete Relation",
                     "updateRelationButtonLabel": "Update Relation",
                     "createRelationButtonLabel": "Create Relation",
-                    "cyclicDependencyError": "The selected relation can not be created as it would create a circular dependency"
+                    "cyclicDependencyError": "You cannot create a cyclic dependency between course competencies."
                 },
                 "graph": {
                     "nodeTypes": {