diff --git a/ui/src/sources/containers/SourcePage.js b/ui/src/sources/containers/SourcePage.js
index 7d5100c64..05c19b342 100644
--- a/ui/src/sources/containers/SourcePage.js
+++ b/ui/src/sources/containers/SourcePage.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class SourcePage extends Component {
       .catch(err => {
         // dont want to flash this until they submit
         const error = this._parseError(err)
-        console.error('Error on source creation: ', error)
+        console.error('Error creating InfluxDB connection: ', error)
       })
   }
 
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ class SourcePage extends Component {
       .then(({data: sourceFromServer}) => {
         this.props.addSourceAction(sourceFromServer)
         this._redirect(sourceFromServer)
-        notify('success', `New source ${source.name} added`)
+        notify('success', `InfluxDB ${source.name} available as a connection`)
       })
       .catch(error => {
-        this.handleError('Unable to create source', error)
+        this.handleError('Unable to create InfluxDB connection', error)
       })
   }
 
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ class SourcePage extends Component {
       .then(({data: sourceFromServer}) => {
         this.props.updateSourceAction(sourceFromServer)
         this._redirect(sourceFromServer)
-        notify('success', `Source ${source.name} updated`)
+        notify('success', `InfluxDB connection ${source.name} updated`)
       })
       .catch(error => {
-        this.handleError('Unable to update source', error)
+        this.handleError('Unable to update InfluxDB connection', error)
       })
   }