diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/app/ceph/cluster/services/service-form/service-form.component.html b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/app/ceph/cluster/services/service-form/service-form.component.html
index c77c36abc14..3ca3c0d7e6c 100644
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/app/ceph/cluster/services/service-form/service-form.component.html
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/app/ceph/cluster/services/service-form/service-form.component.html
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@
         <cds-select formControlName="realm_name"
                     label="Realm"
                     [invalid]="serviceForm.controls.realm_name.invalid && serviceForm.controls.realm_name.dirty"
-                    [invalidText]="authModeError"
-                    helperText="Active-directory authentication for domain member servers and User authentication for Stand-alone servers configuration."
+                    [invalidText]="realmNameError"
+                    helperText="Select the realm to associate with this gateway. Leave this field blank for a single-site deployment."
                     i18n-helperText
                     [disabled]="realmList.length === 0  || editing ? true : false">
           @if (realmList.length === 0) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
           </option>
           }
         </cds-select>
-        <ng-template #authModeError>
+        <ng-template #realmNameError>
           @if (serviceForm.showError('realm_name', frm, 'required')) {
           <span class="invalid-feedback"
                 i18n>This field is required.</span>
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
                     id="snmp_version"
                     label="Version"
                     cdRequiredField="Version"
-                    helperText="Active-directory authentication for domain member servers and User authentication for Stand-alone servers configuration."
+                    helperText="Select the SNMP protocol version for the monitoring gateway."
                     i18n-helperText
                     [invalid]="serviceForm.controls.snmp_version.invalid && serviceForm.controls.snmp_version.dirty"
                     [invalidText]="requiredFieldSnmpVersion"