diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
index 56672d1918..44a9141801 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Viewport.cs
@@ -110,24 +110,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BG").Visible = false;
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTING_BG").Visible = true;
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTION_FAILED_BG").Visible = false;
-
-							//(Game.chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTION_GROUP_FAILED") as LabelWidget).Text = "Connecting abort";
-
-							//Game.chrome.DrawDialog("Connecting to {0}:{1}...".F( Game.Settings.NetworkHost, Game.Settings.NetworkPort ));
 							break;
 						case ConnectionState.NotConnected:
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BG").Visible = false;
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTING_BG").Visible = false;
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTION_FAILED_BG").Visible = true;
-
-							//(Game.chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTION_GROUP_FAILED") as LabelWidget).Text = "Not Connected Retry/fail";
-							//Game.chrome.DrawDialog("Connection failed.", "Retry", _ => {}, "Cancel",_ => {});
 							break;
 						case ConnectionState.Connected:
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("MAINMENU_BG").Visible = false;
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTING_BG").Visible = false;
 							Chrome.rootWidget.GetWidget("CONNECTION_FAILED_BG").Visible = false;
-							//Game.chrome.DrawLobby( world );
 							break;
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs
index c505a637df..fbb9dabc56 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/ConnectionDialogsDelegate.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 				Game.JoinServer(Game.CurrentHost, Game.CurrentPort);
 				return true;
 			};
+
+			r.GetWidget<LabelWidget>("CONNECTING_DESC").GetText = () =>
+				"Connecting to {0}:{1}...".F(Game.CurrentHost, Game.CurrentPort);
+
+			r.GetWidget<LabelWidget>("CONNECTION_FAILED_DESC").GetText = () =>
+				"Could not connect to {0}:{1}".F(Game.CurrentHost, Game.CurrentPort);
 		}
 	}
 }