diff --git a/src/octoprint/templates/dialogs/settings/serialconnection.jinja2 b/src/octoprint/templates/dialogs/settings/serialconnection.jinja2
index a06441b6..6501a9fc 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/templates/dialogs/settings/serialconnection.jinja2
+++ b/src/octoprint/templates/dialogs/settings/serialconnection.jinja2
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@
                 <input type="number" step="any" min="1" class="input-mini text-right" data-bind="value: serial_timeoutTemperature" id="settings-serialTimeoutTemperature">
                 <span class="add-on">s</span>
             </div>
+            <span class="help-inline"><p class="muted"><small>{{ _('When printing or idle')}}</small></p></span>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="control-group" title="{{ _('Interval in which to poll for the temperature information from the printer when a target temperature is set') }}">
-        <label class="control-label" for="settings-serialTimeoutTemperatureTargetSet">{{ _('Temperature interval when target set') }}</label>
+        <label class="control-label" for="settings-serialTimeoutTemperatureTargetSet">{{ _('Temperature interval') }}</label>
         <div class="controls">
             <div class="input-append">
                 <input type="number" step="any" min="1" class="input-mini text-right" data-bind="value: serial_timeoutTemperatureTargetSet" id="settings-serialTimeoutTemperatureTargetSet">
                 <span class="add-on">s</span>
             </div>
+            <span class="help-inline"><p class="muted"><small>{{ _('When a target temperature is set')}}</small></p></span>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="control-group" title="{{ _('Interval in which to poll for the SD printing status information from the printer while printing') }}">