diff --git a/app/workers/email_receiver_worker.rb b/app/workers/email_receiver_worker.rb
index 95469f1c486b69f36e8d3daba77ba732685a6fd2..64105dbc01dfa3e874b188ba3948a3b53b5ea253 100644
--- a/app/workers/email_receiver_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/email_receiver_worker.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class EmailReceiverWorker
     when Gitlab::Email::Receiver::UserBlockedError
       reason = "Your account has been blocked. If you believe this is in error, contact a staff member."
     when Gitlab::Email::Receiver::UserNotAuthorizedError
-      reason = "You are not allowed to respond to the thread you are replying to. If you believe this is in error, contact a staff member."
+      reason = "You are not allowed to perform this action. If you believe this is in error, contact a staff member."
     when Gitlab::Email::Receiver::NoteableNotFoundError
       reason = "The thread you are replying to no longer exists, perhaps it was deleted? If you believe this is in error, contact a staff member."
     when Gitlab::Email::Receiver::InvalidNoteError,