diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/networks/workflows.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/networks/workflows.py
index f15b0203cd..9234e6ae6d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/networks/workflows.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/networks/workflows.py
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class CreateSubnetDetailAction(workflows.Action):
     allocation_pools = forms.CharField(
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         label=_("Allocation Pools"),
-        help_text=_("IP address allocation pools. Each entry is "
-                    "<start_ip_address>,<end_ip_address> "
+        help_text=_("IP address allocation pools. Each entry is: "
+                    "start_ip_address,end_ip_address "
                     "(e.g., 192.168.1.100,192.168.1.120) "
                     "and one entry per line."),
         required=False)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class CreateSubnetDetailAction(workflows.Action):
         widget=forms.widgets.Textarea(),
         label=_("Host Routes"),
         help_text=_("Additional routes announced to the hosts. "
-                    "Each entry is <destination_cidr>,<nexthop> "
+                    "Each entry is: destination_cidr,nexthop "
                     "(e.g., 192.168.200.0/24,10.56.1.254) "
                     "and one entry per line."),
         required=False)