diff --git a/feature/registration/src/main/java/org/signal/registration/screens/verificationcode/VerificationCodeScreen.kt b/feature/registration/src/main/java/org/signal/registration/screens/verificationcode/VerificationCodeScreen.kt
index 4d5aa83654..f6059e2e0d 100644
--- a/feature/registration/src/main/java/org/signal/registration/screens/verificationcode/VerificationCodeScreen.kt
+++ b/feature/registration/src/main/java/org/signal/registration/screens/verificationcode/VerificationCodeScreen.kt
@@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ private fun AlternateCodeOptions(state: VerificationCodeState, onEvent: (Verific
         val totalSeconds = smsCountdown.inWholeSeconds.toInt()
         val minutes = totalSeconds / 60
         val seconds = totalSeconds % 60
-        stringResource(R.string.VerificationCodeScreen__resend_code) + " " +
-          stringResource(R.string.VerificationCodeScreen__countdown_format, minutes, seconds)
+        stringResource(R.string.VerificationCodeScreen__resend_code_available_in, minutes, seconds)
       } else {
         stringResource(R.string.VerificationCodeScreen__resend_code)
       },
diff --git a/feature/registration/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/feature/registration/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 650ac71916..33c815d600 100644
--- a/feature/registration/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/feature/registration/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
     <string name="VerificationCodeScreen__resend_code">Resend Code</string>
     <!-- Button text for call me action -->
     <string name="VerificationCodeScreen__call_me_instead">Call me instead</string>
-    <!-- Countdown text shown below the resend code button. Placeholders are minutes and seconds -->
-    <string name="VerificationCodeScreen__countdown_format">(%1$02d:%2$02d)</string>
+    <!-- Button text for resend SMS when countdown is active. Placeholders are minutes and seconds -->
+    <string name="VerificationCodeScreen__resend_code_available_in">Resend Code (%1$02d:%2$02d)</string>
     <!-- Button text for call me when countdown is active. Placeholders are minutes and seconds -->
     <string name="VerificationCodeScreen__call_me_available_in">Call me (%1$02d:%2$02d)</string>
     <!-- Toast shown when the user enters an incorrect verification code -->