diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/label/ReservationType.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/label/ReservationType.java
index d61e57682..4e708d09e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/label/ReservationType.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/label/ReservationType.java
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ public enum ReservationType {
   ALLOWED_IN_SUNRISE("Reserved", 0),
 
   /** The domain can only be registered by providing a specific token. */
-  RESERVED_FOR_SPECIFIC_USE("Allocation token required", 1),
+  RESERVED_FOR_SPECIFIC_USE("Reserved; alloc. token required", 1),
 
   /** The domain is for an anchor tenant and can only be registered using a specific token. */
-  RESERVED_FOR_ANCHOR_TENANT("Allocation token required", 2),
+  RESERVED_FOR_ANCHOR_TENANT("Reserved; alloc. token required", 2),
 
   /**
    * The domain can only be registered during sunrise for defensive purposes, and will never
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/CheckApiActionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/CheckApiActionTest.java
index 627ab75d3..922468ad8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/CheckApiActionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/CheckApiActionTest.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class CheckApiActionTest {
             "tier", "premium",
             "status", "success",
             "available", false,
-            "reason", "Allocation token required");
+            "reason", "Reserved; alloc. token required");
 
     verifySuccessMetric(PREMIUM, RESERVED);
   }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java
index c8ca05372..34c8f55dc 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainCheckFlowTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class DomainCheckFlowTest extends ResourceCheckFlowTestCase<DomainCheckFlow, Dom
         create(false, "example1.tld", "In use"),
         create(false, "example2.tld", "The allocation token is invalid"),
         create(false, "reserved.tld", "Reserved"),
-        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Allocation token required"));
+        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Reserved; alloc. token required"));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class DomainCheckFlowTest extends ResourceCheckFlowTestCase<DomainCheckFlow, Dom
         create(false, "example1.tld", "In use"),
         create(true, "example2.tld", null),
         create(false, "reserved.tld", "Reserved"),
-        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Allocation token required"));
+        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Reserved; alloc. token required"));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class DomainCheckFlowTest extends ResourceCheckFlowTestCase<DomainCheckFlow, Dom
         create(false, "example1.tld", "In use"),
         create(false, "example2.tld", "Alloc token was already redeemed"),
         create(false, "reserved.tld", "Reserved"),
-        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Allocation token required"));
+        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Reserved; alloc. token required"));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class DomainCheckFlowTest extends ResourceCheckFlowTestCase<DomainCheckFlow, Dom
         create(false, "example1.tld", "In use"),
         create(false, "example2.tld", "Alloc token invalid for domain"),
         create(false, "reserved.tld", "Reserved"),
-        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Allocation token required"));
+        create(false, "specificuse.tld", "Reserved; alloc. token required"));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class DomainCheckFlowTest extends ResourceCheckFlowTestCase<DomainCheckFlow, Dom
     doCheckTest(
         create(false, "collision.tld", "Cannot be delegated"),
         create(false, "reserved.tld", "Reserved"),
-        create(false, "anchor.tld", "Allocation token required"),
+        create(false, "anchor.tld", "Reserved; alloc. token required"),
         create(false, "allowedinsunrise.tld", "Reserved"),
         create(false, "premiumcollision.tld", "Cannot be delegated"));
   }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class DomainCheckFlowTest extends ResourceCheckFlowTestCase<DomainCheckFlow, Dom
   @Test
   void testSuccess_anchorTenantReserved() throws Exception {
     setEppInput("domain_check_anchor.xml");
-    doCheckTest(create(false, "anchor.tld", "Allocation token required"));
+    doCheckTest(create(false, "anchor.tld", "Reserved; alloc. token required"));
   }
 
   @Test