diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 71c9dcb..f75c052 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@
             <button id="searchBtn" class="primary">Search</button>
         </div>
 
-        <div id="status">Ready. Enter a song name to search for MIDI files.</div>
+        <div id="status">Ready. Enter a song to run it through our Wario 16-Bit Engine and make a new version.</div>
 
         <div id="resultsSection" class="results-section">
             <div id="chooseHelper" class="chooser-helper" style="display:none;">
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 4f30c33..d96fc8a 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class MotifApp {
     this.currentMIDI = null;
 
     this.setState('idle');
-    this.updateStatus('Ready. Enter a song name to search for MIDI files.');
+    this.updateStatus('Ready. Enter a song to run it through our Wario 16-Bit Engine and make a new version.');
 
     try {
       window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });