diff --git a/redbot/cogs/mutes/mutes.py b/redbot/cogs/mutes/mutes.py
index 9608c1081fd..d2012088d0e 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/mutes/mutes.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/mutes/mutes.py
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ async def default_mute_time(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, time: Optional[MuteT
                 # prevent setting a default time now that might eventually cause an overflow
                 # later as the date goes up. 1000 years gives us approximately 8000 more years
                 # of wiggle room.
-                return await ctx.send(_("Please provide a more reasonable default time frame."))
+                return await ctx.send(_("The time provided is too long; use a more reasonable time."))
             await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).default_time.set(duration.total_seconds())
             await ctx.send(
                 _("Default mute time set to {time}.").format(