--- a/bin/duplicity
+++ b/bin/duplicity
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ def get_passphrase(n, action, for_signin
                     if use_cache and globals.gpg_profile.passphrase:
                         pass1 = globals.gpg_profile.passphrase
                     else:
-                        pass1 = getpass_safe(_("GnuPG passphrase:") + " ")
+                        pass1 = getpass_safe(_("GnuPG passphrase for decryption:") + " ")
 
             if n == 1:
                 pass2 = pass1
             elif for_signing:
                 pass2 = getpass_safe(_("Retype passphrase for signing key to confirm: "))
             else:
-                pass2 = getpass_safe(_("Retype passphrase to confirm: "))
+                pass2 = getpass_safe(_("Retype passphrase for decryption to confirm: "))
 
             if not pass1 == pass2:
                 log.Log(_("First and second passphrases do not match!  Please try again."),
