diff --git a/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.cpp b/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.cpp
index 8064082fd..49010e6c9 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ QString askToUpdateInstanceDirName(InstancePtr instance, QWidget* parent)
     }
 
     // Check for linked instances
-    if (!checkLinkedInstances(instance->id(), parent))
+    if (!checkLinkedInstances(instance->id(), parent, QObject::tr("Renaming")))
         return QString();
 
     // Now we can confirm that a renaming is happening
@@ -109,17 +109,18 @@ QString askToUpdateInstanceDirName(InstancePtr instance, QWidget* parent)
     return newRoot;
 }
 
-bool checkLinkedInstances(const QString& id, QWidget* parent)
+bool checkLinkedInstances(const QString& id, QWidget* parent, const QString& verb)
 {
     auto linkedInstances = APPLICATION->instances()->getLinkedInstancesById(id);
     if (!linkedInstances.empty()) {
         auto response = CustomMessageBox::selectable(parent, QObject::tr("There are linked instances"),
                                                      QObject::tr("The following instance(s) might reference files in this instance:\n\n"
                                                                  "%1\n\n"
-                                                                 "Deleting it could break the other instance(s), \n\n"
+                                                                 "%2 it could break the other instance(s), \n\n"
                                                                  "Do you wish to proceed?",
                                                                  nullptr, linkedInstances.count())
-                                                         .arg(linkedInstances.join("\n")),
+                                                         .arg(linkedInstances.join("\n"))
+                                                         .arg(verb),
                                                      QMessageBox::Warning, QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No)
                             ->exec();
         if (response != QMessageBox::Yes)
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.h b/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.h
index 23738a19a..354eba465 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.h
+++ b/launcher/InstanceDirUpdate.h
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
 QString askToUpdateInstanceDirName(InstancePtr instance, QWidget* parent);
 
 /// Check if there are linked instances, and display a warning; return true if the operation should proceed
-bool checkLinkedInstances(const QString& id, QWidget* parent);
+bool checkLinkedInstances(const QString& id, QWidget* parent, const QString& verb);
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index 05afea0b4..7e9c72da7 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionDeleteInstance_triggered()
     if (response != QMessageBox::Yes)
         return;
 
-    if (!checkLinkedInstances(id, this))
+    if (!checkLinkedInstances(id, this, tr("Deleting")))
         return;
 
     if (APPLICATION->instances()->trashInstance(id)) {