diff --git a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
index 9cbed0b..6da8a7e 100644
--- a/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
+++ b/public/js/clinicalAssistant.js
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ import { escapeAttr, escapeHtml, renderAssistantMarkdown, stripSourcesSection }
       return;
     }
 
-    setBusy(true, 'Searching indexed resources...');
-    var loading = appendLoadingMessage('Searching indexed resources', 'Retrieving and synthesizing cited references...');
+    setBusy(true, 'Looking up sources...');
+    var loading = appendLoadingMessage('Looking up sources', 'Retrieving and synthesizing references...');
 
     streamAssistantResponse({
       message: text,
diff --git a/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js b/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js
index 6c82719..c23003f 100644
--- a/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js
+++ b/src/routes/clinicalAssistant.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ router.post('/clinical-assistant/chat/stream', async function(req, res) {
     res.setHeader('Connection', 'keep-alive');
     if (typeof res.flushHeaders === 'function') res.flushHeaders();
     streamOpen = true;
-    sendEvent('status', { message: 'Searching indexed resources...' });
+    sendEvent('status', { message: 'Looking up sources...' });
 
     var prepared = await prepareAssistantChat(req.body);
     if (prepared.direct) {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ async function prepareAssistantChat(body) {
   if (GREETING_RE.test(message)) {
     return { direct: {
       success: true,
-      answer: 'What clinical question would you like me to look up in the indexed pediatric resources?',
+      answer: 'What clinical question would you like me to look up?',
       sources: [],
       model: null,
       search: { skipped: true, reason: 'low_information_input' }
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ async function prepareAssistantChat(body) {
   if (sources.length === 0) {
     return { direct: {
       success: true,
-      answer: 'I could not find relevant indexed Nextcloud resources for that question. Try a more specific clinical term, diagnosis, medication, age group, or textbook topic.',
+      answer: 'I could not find relevant sources for that question. Try a more specific clinical term, diagnosis, medication, age group, or textbook topic.',
       sources: [],
       model: null,
       search: { totalFound: 0 }