diff --git a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckBaseURI.php b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckBaseURI.php
index 8863a4af39..187c2cd265 100644
--- a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckBaseURI.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorSetupCheckBaseURI.php
@@ -1,68 +1,67 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhabricatorSetupCheckBaseURI extends PhabricatorSetupCheck {
 
   protected function executeChecks() {
     $base_uri = PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phabricator.base-uri');
 
     if (strpos(AphrontRequest::getHTTPHeader('Host'), '.') === false) {
       $summary = pht(
         'The domain does not contain a dot. This is necessary for some web '.
         'browsers to be able to set cookies.');
 
       $message = pht(
         'The domain in the base URI must contain a dot ("."), e.g. '.
         '"http://example.com", not just a bare name like "http://example/". '.
         'Some web browsers will not set cookies on domains with no TLD.');
 
       $this
         ->newIssue('config.phabricator.domain')
         ->setShortName(pht('Dotless Domain'))
         ->setName(pht('No Dot Character in Domain'))
         ->setSummary($summary)
         ->setMessage($message)
         ->setIsFatal(true);
     }
 
     if ($base_uri) {
       return;
     }
 
     $base_uri_guess = PhabricatorEnv::getRequestBaseURI();
 
     $summary = pht(
-      'The base URI for this install is not configured. Configuring it will '.
-      'improve security and enable features.');
+      'The base URI for this install is not configured. Many major features '.
+      'will not work properly until you configure it.');
 
     $message = pht(
-      'The base URI for this install is not configured. Configuring it will '.
-      'improve security and allow background processes (like daemons and '.
-      'scripts) to generate links.'.
+      'The base URI for this install is not configured, and major features '.
+      'will not work properly until you configure it.'.
       "\n\n".
       'You should set the base URI to the URI you will use to access '.
       'Phabricator, like "http://phabricator.example.com/".'.
       "\n\n".
       'Include the protocol (http or https), domain name, and port number if '.
       'you are using a port other than 80 (http) or 443 (https).'.
       "\n\n".
       'Based on this request, it appears that the correct setting is:'.
       "\n\n".
       '%s'.
       "\n\n".
       'To configure the base URI, run the command shown below.',
       $base_uri_guess);
 
     $this
       ->newIssue('config.phabricator.base-uri')
       ->setShortName(pht('No Base URI'))
       ->setName(pht('Base URI Not Configured'))
       ->setSummary($summary)
       ->setMessage($message)
       ->addCommand(
         hsprintf(
           '<tt>phabricator/ $</tt> %s',
           csprintf(
             './bin/config set phabricator.base-uri %s',
             $base_uri_guess)));
   }
 }