diff --git a/commands/select-shell b/commands/select-shell
index 253a7af2c..0d720075a 100755
--- a/commands/select-shell
+++ b/commands/select-shell
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ function select-shell() (
 		fi
 
 		# log
-		echo-segment --h1="Selected the shell [$shell] at [$path]"
+		echo-segment --h1="Selected [$shell] at [$path]"
 
-		# add the shell to the system whitelist
-		echo-segment --h2="Whitelisting as a login shell"
+		# update system whitelist
+		echo-segment --h2="Update system whitelist"
 		if contains-line "$path" </etc/shells; then
 			echo-segment --green="Already within the system whitelist [/etc/shells]"
 		else
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ function select-shell() (
 			echo "$path" | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
 			echo-segment --g3="Add to system whitelist [/etc/shells]"
 		fi
-		echo-segment --g2="Whitelisting as a login shell"
+		echo-segment --g2="Update system whitelist"
 
-		echo-segment --h2="Set as the login shell for [$USER]"
+		# update system selection
+		echo-segment --h2="Update login shell for [$USER]"
 		if command-exists chpass; then
 			echo-style --dim="You can ignore [chpass: no changes made] warnings."
 			# mac
@@ -89,14 +90,14 @@ function select-shell() (
 			chsh -s "$path" "$USER"
 		else
 			# unknown fail
-			echo-style --error="Unable to apply the shell on this system, as neither of the tools to do it [chpass] nor [chsh] exist on this sytem." >/dev/stderr
-			echo-segment --e2="Set as the login shell for [$USER]"
+			echo-style --error="Unable to update the login shell on this system, as neither of the tools to do it [chpass] nor [chsh] exist on this sytem." >/dev/stderr
+			echo-segment --e2="Update login shell for [$USER]"
 			return 19 # ENODEV 19 Operation not supported by device
 		fi
-		echo-segment --g2="Set as the login shell for [$USER]"
+		echo-segment --g2="Update login shell for [$USER]"
 
 		# success case
-		echo-segment --g1="Selected the shell [$shell] at [$path]"
+		echo-segment --g1="Selected [$shell] at [$path]"
 		echo-style --notice="Restart your terminal, or open a new one, for the change to take effect."
 	}
 	function use_first_available {