diff --git a/netbox/templates/_base.html b/netbox/templates/_base.html
index 1513b302b4..a67d3c440d 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/_base.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/_base.html
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
         {% if settings.MAINTENANCE_MODE %}
             <div class="alert alert-warning text-center" role="alert">
                 <h4><i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> Maintenance Mode</h4>
-                <p>The application is currently in maintenance mode.</p>
+                <p>NetBox is currently in maintenance mode. Functionality may be limited.</p>
             </div>
         {% endif %}
 	    {% for message in messages %}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
                     <p class="text-muted">
                         <i class="fa fa-fw fa-book text-primary"></i> <a href="{% url 'docs_root' %}">Docs</a> &middot;
                         <i class="fa fa-fw fa-cloud text-primary"></i> <a href="/api/docs/">API</a> &middot;
-                        <i class="fa fa-fw fa-code text-primary"></i><a href="https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox">Code</a>
+                        <i class="fa fa-fw fa-code text-primary"></i> <a href="https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox">Code</a>
                     </p>
                 </div>
             </div>