diff --git a/app/electron/boot.html b/app/electron/boot.html
index d9cfb9958..a22bb1c8c 100644
--- a/app/electron/boot.html
+++ b/app/electron/boot.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             window.location.replace(uri)
     }
     (async () => {
-        document.getElementById('details').textContent = 'Booting...'
+        document.getElementById('details').textContent = 'Booting kernel...'
         let progressing = false
         while (!progressing) {
             try {
diff --git a/kernel/util/working.go b/kernel/util/working.go
index 2e878c56e..eb8719f2c 100644
--- a/kernel/util/working.go
+++ b/kernel/util/working.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func Boot() {
-	IncBootProgress(3, "Booting...")
+	IncBootProgress(3, "Booting kernel...")
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 	initMime()
 	initHttpClient()
diff --git a/kernel/util/working_mobile.go b/kernel/util/working_mobile.go
index 08182aa00..68749054d 100644
--- a/kernel/util/working_mobile.go
+++ b/kernel/util/working_mobile.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func BootMobile(container, appDir, workspaceBaseDir, lang string) {
-	IncBootProgress(3, "Booting...")
+	IncBootProgress(3, "Booting kernel...")
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 	initMime()
 	initHttpClient()