diff --git a/main/commissions/closed.js b/main/commissions/closed.js
index 40b78ce..ed376cc 100644
--- a/main/commissions/closed.js
+++ b/main/commissions/closed.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ $.ajax({
         $('.closed').html( /*html*/ `
             <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
                 <strong>My commissions are currently closed.</strong>
-                <br>If you are willing to wait until they reopen, you can still contact me with a summary of your request.
+                <br>Check this site periodically to see if they have opened back up. Please don't contact me until they do.
             </div>
         `);
         // <br>Alternatively, you can also commission my friend <a href="https://quarris.github.io/commissions">Quarris</a>, who has done some great work in the past.
     }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});