diff --git a/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
index c671b4cc26..7e4b7e5a6e 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ module.exports = class CompileTab {
       if (selectContractNames.children.length > 0 && selectContractNames.selectedIndex >= 0) {
         var contract = self.data.contractsDetails[selectContractNames.children[selectContractNames.selectedIndex].innerHTML]
         if (contract.metadata === undefined || contract.metadata.length === 0) {
-          modalDialogCustom.alert('This contract does not implement all functions and thus cannot be published.')
+          modalDialogCustom.alert('This contract may be abstract, may not implement an abstract parent\'s methods completely or not invoke an inherited contract\'s constructor correctly.')
         } else {
           publishOnSwarm(contract, self._deps.fileManager, function (err, uploaded) {
             if (err) {
diff --git a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
index 313053a398..87c54e8c55 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ function contractDropdown (events, self) {
     var selectedContract = getSelectedContract()
 
     if (selectedContract.contract.object.evm.bytecode.object.length === 0) {
-      modalDialogCustom.alert('This contract does not implement all functions and thus cannot be created.')
+      modalDialogCustom.alert('This contract may be abstract, not implement an abstract parent\'s methods completely or not invoke an inherited contract\'s constructor correctly.')
       return
     }