diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 403df0230..cbd9a58b5 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -4981,8 +4981,7 @@
                                         <div data-i18n="Character">Character</div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
-                                <div id="persona_connections_list" class="text_muted m-b-1 avatars_inline avatars_multiline scroll-reset-container expander" data-i18n="persona_no_connections">
-                                    [No connections]
+                                <div id="persona_connections_list" class="text_muted m-b-1 avatars_inline avatars_multiline scroll-reset-container expander">
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/personas.js b/public/scripts/personas.js
index a24f05509..db2401a4e 100644
--- a/public/scripts/personas.js
+++ b/public/scripts/personas.js
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ export function updatePersonaConnectionsAvatarList() {
     if (entities.length)
         buildAvatarList($('#persona_connections_list'), entities);
     else
-        $('#persona_connections_list').text('[No connections]');
+        $('#persona_connections_list').text(t`[No character connections. Click one of the buttons above to connect this persona.]`);
 }