diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index a3a779a0a..1e53e6032 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
     await verifyManifest(app.manifest);
 
     // teardown for re-installs
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Deleting old containers' });
     await reverseProxy.unconfigureApp(app);
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ async function create(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
 
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Deleting old container' });
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
 
     // FIXME: re-setup addons only because sendmail addon to re-inject env vars on mailboxName change
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ async function changeLocation(app, args, progressCallback) {
     const skipDnsSetup = args.skipDnsSetup;
     const overwriteDns = args.overwriteDns;
 
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Unregistering old domains' });
     await reverseProxy.unconfigureApp(app);
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ async function changeServices(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
 
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Deleting old containers' });
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
 
     const unusedAddons = {};
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ async function migrateDataDir(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert(newStorageVolumeId === null || typeof newStorageVolumeId === 'string');
     assert(newStorageVolumePrefix === null || typeof newStorageVolumePrefix === 'string');
 
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Deleting old containers' });
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
 
     await progressCallback({ percent: 45, message: 'Ensuring app data directory' });
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ async function configure(app, args, progressCallback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof args, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
 
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 10, message: 'Deleting old containers' });
     await reverseProxy.unconfigureApp(app);
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
 
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ async function update(app, args, progressCallback) {
 
     // note: we cleanup first and then backup. this is done so that the app is not running should backup fail
     // we cannot easily 'recover' from backup failures because we have to revert manfest and portBindings
-    await progressCallback({ percent: 35, message: 'Cleaning up old install' });
+    await progressCallback({ percent: 35, message: 'Deleting old containers' });
     await deleteContainers(app, { managedOnly: true });
     if (app.manifest.dockerImage !== updateConfig.manifest.dockerImage) await docker.deleteImage(app.manifest);