diff --git a/website/config.toml b/website/config.toml
index 4e83ef00477..5c05c0e8217 100644
--- a/website/config.toml
+++ b/website/config.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ id = "UA-63872299-2"
 [languages]
 [languages.en]
 title = "Cortex"
-description = "A horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term Prometheus."
+description = "A horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term storage for Prometheus."
 languageName ="English"
 # Weight used for sorting.
 weight = 1
diff --git a/website/content/en/_index.html b/website/content/en/_index.html
index 053b759e47b..4c69e58dc33 100644
--- a/website/content/en/_index.html
+++ b/website/content/en/_index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 +++
 
-{{< blocks/cover title="Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term Prometheus." image_anchor="top" height="full" color="white" >}}
+{{< blocks/cover title="Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term storage for Prometheus." image_anchor="top" height="full" color="white" >}}
 <div class="mx-auto">
 	<a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mr-3 mb-4" href="{{< relref "/docs" >}}">
 		Learn More <i class="fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right ml-2"></i>