diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
index 773139aefa..35942df0f8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
@@ -472,12 +472,12 @@ function ms_not_installed( $domain, $path ) {
 
 	$msg   = '<h1>' . $title . '</h1>';
 	$msg  .= '<p>' . __( 'If your site does not display, please contact the owner of this network.' ) . '';
-	$msg  .= ' ' . __( 'If you are the owner of this network please check that MySQL is running properly and all tables are error free.' ) . '</p>';
+	$msg  .= ' ' . __( 'If you are the owner of this network please check that your host&#8217;s database server is running properly and all tables are error free.' ) . '</p>';
 	$query = $wpdb->prepare( 'SHOW TABLES LIKE %s', $wpdb->esc_like( $wpdb->site ) );
 	if ( ! $wpdb->get_var( $query ) ) {
 		$msg .= '<p>' . sprintf(
 			/* translators: %s: Table name. */
-			__( '<strong>Database tables are missing.</strong> This means that MySQL is not running, WordPress was not installed properly, or someone deleted %s. You really should look at your database now.' ),
+			__( '<strong>Database tables are missing.</strong> This means that your host&#8217;s database server is not running, WordPress was not installed properly, or someone deleted %s. You really should look at your database now.' ),
 			'<code>' . $wpdb->site . '</code>'
 		) . '</p>';
 	} else {