diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/General/BackupSettings.js b/frontend/src/Settings/General/BackupSettings.js
index e1be153de..25a90e8d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/General/BackupSettings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/General/BackupSettings.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function BackupSettings(props) {
           type={inputTypes.NUMBER}
           name="backupRetention"
           unit="days"
-          helpText="Automatic backups older than the retention will be cleaned up automatically"
+          helpText="Automatic backups older than the retention period will be cleaned up automatically"
           onChange={onInputChange}
           {...backupRetention}
         />