diff --git a/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py
index 5b300fe323bfad..ea1db54855b1ae 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/axis/config_flow.py
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ async def async_step_user(self, user_input=None):
                 return await self._create_entry()
 
             except AuthenticationRequired:
-                errors["base"] = "faulty_credentials"
+                errors["base"] = "invalid_auth"
 
             except CannotConnect:
-                errors["base"] = "device_unavailable"
+                errors["base"] = "cannot_connect"
 
         data = self.discovery_schema or {
             vol.Required(CONF_HOST): str,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json
index b98f9fe7ad1d54..046b7fee475f6e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/axis/strings.json
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
       }
     },
     "error": {
-      "already_configured": "Device is already configured",
+      "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]",
       "already_in_progress": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_in_progress%]",
-      "device_unavailable": "Device is not available",
-      "faulty_credentials": "Bad user credentials"
+      "cannot_connect": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%]",
+      "invalid_auth": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::invalid_auth%]"
     },
     "abort": {
-      "already_configured": "Device is already configured",
+      "already_configured": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_device%]",
       "link_local_address": "Link local addresses are not supported",
       "not_axis_device": "Discovered device not an Axis device"
     }
diff --git a/tests/components/axis/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/axis/test_config_flow.py
index e5a32c4489a296..5d9a794e3f673b 100644
--- a/tests/components/axis/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/axis/test_config_flow.py
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ async def test_flow_fails_faulty_credentials(hass):
             },
         )
 
-    assert result["errors"] == {"base": "faulty_credentials"}
+    assert result["errors"] == {"base": "invalid_auth"}
 
 
-async def test_flow_fails_device_unavailable(hass):
-    """Test that config flow fails on device unavailable."""
+async def test_flow_fails_cannot_connect(hass):
+    """Test that config flow fails on cannot connect."""
     result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
         AXIS_DOMAIN, context={"source": "user"}
     )
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ async def test_flow_fails_device_unavailable(hass):
             },
         )
 
-    assert result["errors"] == {"base": "device_unavailable"}
+    assert result["errors"] == {"base": "cannot_connect"}
 
 
 async def test_flow_create_entry_multiple_existing_entries_of_same_model(hass):