diff --git a/website/project/views/contributor.py b/website/project/views/contributor.py
index 95edc5db1d8..18eaba283c5 100644
--- a/website/project/views/contributor.py
+++ b/website/project/views/contributor.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def notify_added_contributor(resource, contributor, notification_type, auth=None
         subscribed_object=resource,
         event_context={
             'user_fullname': contributor.fullname,
-            'referrer_text': referrer_name + ' has added you' if referrer_name else 'You have been add',
+            'referrer_text': referrer_name + ' has added you as a contributor' if referrer_name else 'You have been added',
             'registry_text': resource.provider.name if resource.provider else 'OSF Registry',
             'referrer_name': referrer_name,
             'domain': settings.DOMAIN,
diff --git a/website/templates/contributor_added_default.html.mako b/website/templates/contributor_added_default.html.mako
index 31cd8cb2c2c..e7adb30f72a 100644
--- a/website/templates/contributor_added_default.html.mako
+++ b/website/templates/contributor_added_default.html.mako
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <td style="border-collapse: collapse;">
     Hello ${user_fullname},<br>
     <br>
-    ${referrer_text} as a contributor to the project "${node_title}" on the Open Science Framework: ${node_absolute_url}<br>
+    ${referrer_text} to the project "${node_title}" on the Open Science Framework: ${node_absolute_url}<br>
     <br>
     If you are erroneously being associated with "${node_title}," then you may visit the project's "Contributors" page and remove yourself as a contributor.<br>
     <br>
diff --git a/website/templates/contributor_added_preprint_node_from_osf.html.mako b/website/templates/contributor_added_preprint_node_from_osf.html.mako
index 0dd6ff1d035..c33e2a13b3c 100644
--- a/website/templates/contributor_added_preprint_node_from_osf.html.mako
+++ b/website/templates/contributor_added_preprint_node_from_osf.html.mako
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <td style="border-collapse: collapse;">
     Hello ${user_fullname},<br>
     <br>
-    ${referrer_text} as a contributor to the project "${node_title}" on the Open Science Framework: ${node_absolute_url}<br>
+    ${referrer_text} to the project "${node_title}" on the Open Science Framework: ${node_absolute_url}<br>
     <br>
     This project also contains the supplemental files for the following preprint(s):
     <br>
diff --git a/website/templates/contributor_added_preprints.html.mako b/website/templates/contributor_added_preprints.html.mako
index 86d62b5187c..4fc6211e4d4 100644
--- a/website/templates/contributor_added_preprints.html.mako
+++ b/website/templates/contributor_added_preprints.html.mako
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <td style="border-collapse: collapse;">
     Hello ${user_fullname},<br>
     <br>
-    ${referrer_text} as a contributor to the ${branded_service_preprint_word} "${node_title}" on ${branded_service_name}, which is hosted on the Open Science Framework: ${node_absolute_url}<br>
+    ${referrer_text} to the ${branded_service_preprint_word} "${node_title}" on ${branded_service_name}, which is hosted on the Open Science Framework: ${node_absolute_url}<br>
     <br>
     If you have been erroneously associated with "${node_title}", then you may visit the ${branded_service_preprint_word} and remove yourself as a contributor.<br>
     <br>