diff --git a/app/scenes/Home.js b/app/scenes/Home.js
index 26d1a3f3e..c706dd917 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Home.js
+++ b/app/scenes/Home.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function Home() {
             documents={documents.createdByUser(user)}
             fetch={documents.fetchOwned}
             options={{ user }}
-            empty={<Empty>{t("Weird, this shouldn’t ever be empty")}</Empty>}
+            empty={<Empty>{t("You haven’t created any documents yet")}</Empty>}
             showCollection
           />
         </Route>
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index 2012361ad..5071471e3 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@
   "Recently viewed": "Recently viewed",
   "Created by me": "Created by me",
   "Weird, this shouldn’t ever be empty": "Weird, this shouldn’t ever be empty",
+  "You haven’t created any documents yet": "You haven’t created any documents yet",
   "Documents you’ve recently viewed will be here for easy access": "Documents you’ve recently viewed will be here for easy access",
   "We sent out your invites!": "We sent out your invites!",
   "Sorry, you can only send {{MAX_INVITES}} invites at a time": "Sorry, you can only send {{MAX_INVITES}} invites at a time",