diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 3dc5f8e3057b317ec2c7851e812367792b57e4f8..2f21df83f142a04744ca4e71d0dabe27d6cf7d07 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -51,19 +51,17 @@ def create_app(config_name):
         session['return_url'] = request.args.get('redir', vars.default_referrer)
 
         if (not any(item in session['user'].get('eppa') for item in valid_eppa)):
-            return render_template('account/unauthorized.html')
+            return render_template('account/unauthorized.html', unauthorized_message=messages.unauthorized_message)
 
         if rc_util.check_state(session['user'].get('username')) == "blocked":
-            return render_template('account/blocked.html')
+            return render_template('account/blocked.html', unauthorized_message=messages.unauthorized_message)
 
         elif rc_util.check_state(session['user'].get('username')) == "certification":
               return render_template('account/certify.html', room_id=session['uid'],
                                username=session['user'].get('username'),
                                fullname=session['user'].get('fullname'), email=session['user'].get('email'),
                                referrer=session['return_url'], cancel_url=vars.default_referrer,
-                               welcome_msg=messages.welcome_message,
-                               cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message,
-                               error_msg=messages.error_message)
+                               cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message, certification_message_msg=messages.certification_message)
         else:
             return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', room_id=session['uid'],
                                username=session['user'].get('username'),
diff --git a/app/templates/account/blocked.html b/app/templates/account/blocked.html
index 964235ee1dfb6324c37f53ae2a21528d4efa7503..b7b729f9dce1357d7c699240f61eed9ac5cd4251 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/blocked.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/blocked.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
     <h2> Account blocked </h2>
-    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ unauthorized_message |safe }}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>  
diff --git a/app/templates/account/certify.html b/app/templates/account/certify.html
index abb4a4642c09f34632363043daa2d23c0c95123b..dd87d05c86358d5d82cf8deadb934f551f3ad89a 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/certify.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/certify.html
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
-    <h2> Self Certification Form </h2>
-    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    <h2> Annual Recertification Form </h2>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ certification_message |safe }}</p>
       <div id="user-input">    
         <form id="signup" data-toggle="validator" role="form" action="." method="post" onsubmit="">
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-7 my-col">
diff --git a/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html b/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
index f4a5cf5c39c3f97458080d8a3eeab9056ecb52e4..ba826f890f731338fffb4095aa3da7e46e7da74c 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
     <div id="form-wrapper">
     <h2> Account Authorization  error </h2>
-    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ unauthorized_message |safe }}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>  
diff --git a/messages.py b/messages.py
index f4dfbf0b3c8f47f2a5e46fe4cec804f13e14f23b..d4adb297d351bf491f0d65716e7cd87a2fe7fecb 100644
--- a/messages.py
+++ b/messages.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 welcome_message = "The information below will be used to create your account. Please fill in the reason for requesting your account as this helps us understand our user base.<br>Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
 cancel_message = "Close current tab to end session.<br>Contact <a href="'mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'">Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
 error_message = "An error occurred while creating your account. Research Computing team has been notified and is working on fixing it.<br>Contact <a href='mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'>Research Computing</a> if you have any questions."
+certification_message = "Welcome back to the UAB Research Computing services page. We are asking for researchers to recertify their accounts annually so that we'll know who is still actively using the systems. Fill out the form below and hit the Certify Account button when you are done."
+unauthorized_message = "Your UAB Research Computing account is currently on hold. Accounts are put on hold if there are changes with UAB affiliation or if there is an issue on one of the platforms. Please reach out to <a href="'mailto:support@listserv.uab.edu'">Research Computing</a> or attend the weekly office hours and we'll work with you to clear your account."