diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/__tests__/check_license.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/__tests__/check_license.js
index ec18d85752a6..f8dd7a65a184 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/__tests__/check_license.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/__tests__/check_license.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('Monitoring Check License', () => {
         const result = checkLicense('basic', true, 'test-cluster-ghi');
         expect(result).to.eql({
           clusterAlerts: { enabled: false },
-          message: `Cluster Alerts are not displayed if Watcher is disabled or the [test-cluster-ghi] cluster's current license is basic.`
+          message: `Cluster Alerts are not displayed if Watcher is disabled or the [test-cluster-ghi] cluster's current license is Basic.`
         });
       });
     });
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('Monitoring Check License', () => {
           const result = checkLicense('platinum', true, 'test-cluster-pqr', false);
           expect(result).to.eql({
             clusterAlerts: { enabled: false },
-            message: 'Cluster alerts is not enabled because Watcher is disabled.'
+            message: 'Cluster Alerts are not enabled because Watcher is disabled.'
           });
         });
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/check_license.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/check_license.js
index 8bc15c8cc3e8..71f5624e4147 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/check_license.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/cluster_alerts/check_license.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function checkLicense(type, active, clusterSource, watcher = true) {
     return  Object.assign(licenseInfo, {
       message: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.clusterAlerts.checkLicense.licenseIsBasicDescription', {
         defaultMessage:
-          `Cluster Alerts are not displayed if Watcher is disabled or the [{clusterSource}] cluster's current license is basic.`,
+          `Cluster Alerts are not displayed if Watcher is disabled or the [{clusterSource}] cluster's current license is Basic.`,
         values: {
           clusterSource
         }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function checkLicense(type, active, clusterSource, watcher = true) {
   if (!watcher) {
     return Object.assign(licenseInfo, {
       message: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.clusterAlerts.checkLicense.watcherIsDisabledDescription', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Cluster alerts is not enabled because Watcher is disabled.' })
+        defaultMessage: 'Cluster Alerts are not enabled because Watcher is disabled.' })
     });
   }