diff --git a/forms/tn_search.rb b/forms/tn_search.rb
index 252efab02f68717051d0331d16c9d5f6ed317ac1..d63bea84947abbef4960503d743d534bd3c88da3 100644
--- a/forms/tn_search.rb
+++ b/forms/tn_search.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 form!
 title "Search Telephone Numbers"
-instructions @error if @error
+
+if @error
+	instructions @error
+else
+	instructions(
+		"You can search for a telephone number you like, for example by " \
+		"an area code (like 810) or a state code (like MI)."
+	)
+end
+
 field(
 	var: "q",
 	required: true,
 	type: "text-single",
 	label: "Search Telephone Numbers",
 	description:
-		"Enter one of: Area code; six or seven digit " \
-		"number prefix; zip code; state/province code; " \
-		"city, state/province code; or indicate a vanity pattern with ~"
+		"Enter one of: area code; zip or postal code; state or provice code; " \
+		"six or seven digit number prefix; city, state/province code; " \
+		"or indicate a vanity pattern with ~"
 )
 
 xml.set(xmlns: "http://jabber.org/protocol/rsm")