diff --git a/php-template/template.php b/php-template/template.php
index 424c81f..2e09313 100644
--- a/php-template/template.php
+++ b/php-template/template.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if (isset($config["survey"])) {
 <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
 
 <!-- wp:paragraph -->
-<p>Have candidates in your local government area not yet taken part? Send your local candidates the <?php echo $surveyLink; ?> and ask them to complete it so that local residents can vote for the candidates who want to build the streets people love.</p>
+<p>If a candidate does not appear on this page, it means they haven't responded to our communications. Feel free to send your local candidates the <?php echo $surveyLink; ?> and invite them to complete it, so that local residents have the information they need to identify candidates who want to build streets people love.</p>
 <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
 
 <?php if (isset($media["header.jpg"])): ?>