diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go b/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go
index c841a04..b81585b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ const (
 	PhaseImageCatalogError = "Cluster has incomplete or invalid image catalog"
 
 	// PhaseUnrecoverable for an unrecoverable cluster
-	PhaseUnrecoverable = "Cluster is in an unrecoverable state, needs manual intervention"
+	PhaseUnrecoverable = "Cluster is unrecoverable and needs manual intervention"
 
 	// PhaseArchitectureBinaryMissing is the error phase describing a missing architecture
 	PhaseArchitectureBinaryMissing = "Cluster cannot execute instance online upgrade due to missing architecture binary"