diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index e439a5dc60e..faf688d9849 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ function node_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
     if (node_access('update', $node)) {
       node_save($node);
       watchdog('content', t('@type: updated %title.', array('@type' => t($node->type), '%title' => $node->title)), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), 'node/'. $node->nid));
-      drupal_set_message(t('The %post was updated.', array ('%post' => node_get_types('name', $node))));
+      drupal_set_message(t('The %post has been updated.', array ('%post' => node_get_types('name', $node))));
     }
   }
   else {
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ function node_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
     if (node_access('create', $node)) {
       node_save($node);
       watchdog('content', t('@type: added %title.', array('@type' => t($node->type), '%title' => $node->title)), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), "node/$node->nid"));
-      drupal_set_message(t('Your %post was created.', array ('%post' => node_get_types('name', $node))));
+      drupal_set_message(t('Your %post has been created.', array ('%post' => node_get_types('name', $node))));
     }
   }
   if ($node->nid) {