diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/LoadingGoose.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/LoadingGoose.tsx
index caff7ccedd36..14242bec2bcb 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/LoadingGoose.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/LoadingGoose.tsx
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ const i18n = defineMessages({
   },
   thinking: {
     id: 'loadingGoose.thinking',
-    defaultMessage: 'goose is thinking…',
+    defaultMessage: 'Thinking…',
   },
   streaming: {
     id: 'loadingGoose.streaming',
-    defaultMessage: 'goose is working on it…',
+    defaultMessage: 'Working on it…',
   },
   waiting: {
     id: 'loadingGoose.waiting',
-    defaultMessage: 'goose is waiting…',
+    defaultMessage: 'Waiting…',
   },
   compacting: {
     id: 'loadingGoose.compacting',
-    defaultMessage: 'goose is compacting the conversation...',
+    defaultMessage: 'Compacting the conversation...',
   },
   idle: {
     id: 'loadingGoose.idle',
-    defaultMessage: 'goose is working on it…',
+    defaultMessage: 'Working on it…',
   },
   restartingAgent: {
     id: 'loadingGoose.restartingAgent',
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index 8c6fcc592b18..0725cbc81248 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -1773,10 +1773,10 @@
     "defaultMessage": "Ask goose anything..."
   },
   "loadingGoose.compacting": {
-    "defaultMessage": "goose is compacting the conversation..."
+    "defaultMessage": "Compacting the conversation..."
   },
   "loadingGoose.idle": {
-    "defaultMessage": "goose is working on it…"
+    "defaultMessage": "Working on it…"
   },
   "loadingGoose.loadingConversation": {
     "defaultMessage": "loading conversation..."
@@ -1785,13 +1785,13 @@
     "defaultMessage": "restarting session..."
   },
   "loadingGoose.streaming": {
-    "defaultMessage": "goose is working on it…"
+    "defaultMessage": "Working on it…"
   },
   "loadingGoose.thinking": {
-    "defaultMessage": "goose is thinking…"
+    "defaultMessage": "Thinking…"
   },
   "loadingGoose.waiting": {
-    "defaultMessage": "goose is waiting…"
+    "defaultMessage": "Waiting…"
   },
   "localInferenceSettings.deleteConfirm": {
     "defaultMessage": "Delete this model? You can re-download it later."