diff --git a/src/components/ActionBar/ChatbotModal.tsx b/src/components/ActionBar/ChatbotModal.tsx
index e9ba1a0ae..93481ac70 100644
--- a/src/components/ActionBar/ChatbotModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ActionBar/ChatbotModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useChatbotContext, ModalView, mongoDbVerifyInformationMessage } from 'mongodb-chatbot-ui';
+import { useChatbotContext, ModalView } from 'mongodb-chatbot-ui';
 import { defaultSuggestedPrompts } from '../ChatbotUi';
 import { useChatbotModal } from '../../context/chatbot-context';
 
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ const ChatbotModal = () => {
 
   return (
     <ModalView
-      inputBottomText={mongoDbVerifyInformationMessage}
-      initialMessageText={'Welcome to MongoDB AI'}
+      initialMessageText={
+        'Welcome to the MongoDB Assistant!\n\nAsk any question about MongoDB to receive expert guidance and documentation.'
+      }
       initialMessageSuggestedPrompts={defaultSuggestedPrompts}
     />
   );
diff --git a/tests/unit/ActionBar.test.js b/tests/unit/ActionBar.test.js
index e48b56c63..08c70ea2f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ActionBar.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/ActionBar.test.js
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ jest.mock('mongodb-chatbot-ui', () => {
       },
     }),
     ModalView: ({ children }) => React.createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'modal-view' }, children),
-    mongoDbVerifyInformationMessage: 'Verify information',
   };
 });