diff --git a/var/messages/friend_essentia.txt b/var/messages/friend_essentia.txt
index 8659b877..f00760ed 100644
--- a/var/messages/friend_essentia.txt
+++ b/var/messages/friend_essentia.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Friendly Essentia
 ~~~
-You invited your friend {Empire %s %s} to play the Lacuna Expanse and they just upgraded their University another level. As a reward for having active friends we have given you an extra 5 essentia.
+You invited your friend {Empire %s %s} to play the Lacuna Expanse and they just upgraded their University another level. As a reward for having active friends we have given you an extra 5 {essentia}.
 
 Thanks for inviting your friends to play.
 
diff --git a/var/messages/promo/bonus_essentia.txt b/var/messages/promo/bonus_essentia.txt
index 2789cb3f..22535d02 100644
--- a/var/messages/promo/bonus_essentia.txt
+++ b/var/messages/promo/bonus_essentia.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Promotional Essentia Added
 ~~~
-Due to the current %s%%-bonus promotions, an extra %s has been credited to your empire.
+Due to the current %s%% bonus promotion, an extra %s {essentia} has been credited to your empire.
 
 Transaction ID: %s
diff --git a/var/messages/purchase_essentia.txt b/var/messages/purchase_essentia.txt
index a83022f4..03a63e87 100644
--- a/var/messages/purchase_essentia.txt
+++ b/var/messages/purchase_essentia.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Essentia Added
 ~~~
-Your purchase of %s Essentia has been credited to your empire.
+Your purchase of %s {essentia} has been credited to your empire.
 
 Transaction ID: %s
diff --git a/var/messages/we_won_the_lottery.txt b/var/messages/we_won_the_lottery.txt
index eed107e8..30f89900 100644
--- a/var/messages/we_won_the_lottery.txt
+++ b/var/messages/we_won_the_lottery.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 We Won The Lottery!
 ~~~
-We were lucky enough to win the lottery grand prize of 10 essentia in Zone %s!
+We were lucky enough to win the lottery grand prize of 10 {essentia} in Zone %s!
 
 Very Excited,