diff --git a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb
index bfc481771..bb2bdb5e8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_delete_confirms_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Registrant::DomainDeleteConfirmsController < RegistrantController
                                                           domain_name: @domain.name,
                                                           verification_token: params[:token])
 
-    initiator = current_user ? current_user.username : t(:user_not_authorized)
+    initiator = current_user ? current_user.username : t(:user_not_authenticated)
 
     if params[:rejected]
       if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_delete_reject!("email link #{initiator}")
diff --git a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb
index daa695818..471a35ee3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrant/domain_update_confirms_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Registrant::DomainUpdateConfirmsController < RegistrantController
                                                           domain_name: @domain.name,
                                                           verification_token: params[:token])
 
-    initiator = current_user ? current_user.username : t(:user_not_authorized)
+    initiator = current_user ? current_user.username : t(:user_not_authenticated)
 
     if params[:rejected]
       if @registrant_verification.domain_registrant_change_reject!("email link, #{initiator}")
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 1da83d9d5..b145de325 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -940,4 +940,4 @@ en:
   edit_pw: 'Edit Pw'
   optional: 'Optional'
   test_registrar: "Test registrar"
-  user_not_authorized: "user not authorized"
+  user_not_authenticated: "user not authenticated"