diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
index 955344966..d0eeb32a6 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
@@ -791,9 +791,7 @@ class NoOtherContactsForm(RegistrarForm):
         required=True,
         # label has to end in a space to get the label_suffix to show
         label=(
-            "You don’t need to provide names of other employees now, but it may "
-            "slow down our assessment of your eligibility. Describe why there are "
-            "no other employees who can help verify your request."
+            "No other employees rationale"
         ),
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         validators=[
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html
index a19df86c9..351fba0fc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
           <legend>
             <h2>No other employees from your organization?</h2>
           </legend>
+          <p>You don't need to provide names of other employees now, but it may
+            slow down our assessment of your eligibility. Describe why there are
+            no other employees who can help verify your request.</p>
         {% with attr_maxlength=1000 add_label_class="usa-sr-only" %}
             {% input_with_errors forms.2.no_other_contacts_rationale %}
         {% endwith %}