diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 92406c7f2..1022deace 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="sensitivity" type="decimal" min="0" max="1">
 			<label>Sensitivity</label>
-			<description>Spot sensitivity, a higher sensitivity reduces miss rate at cost of increased false alarm rate.</description>
+			<description>Spot sensitivity, a higher sensitivity reduces miss rate at the cost of increased false detection rate.</description>
 			<default>0.5</default>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/porcupineks.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/porcupineks.properties
index 9dc21a612..1cad39754 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/porcupineks.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.voice.porcupineks/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/porcupineks.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 voice.config.porcupineks.apiKey.label = Pico Voice API Key
 voice.config.porcupineks.apiKey.description = API key from PicoVoice, required to use Porcupine.
 voice.config.porcupineks.sensitivity.label = Sensitivity
-voice.config.porcupineks.sensitivity.description = Spot sensitivity, a higher sensitivity reduces miss rate at cost of increased false alarm rate.
+voice.config.porcupineks.sensitivity.description = Spot sensitivity, a higher sensitivity reduces miss rate at the cost of increased false detection rate.
 
 # service