diff --git a/monthly_summary.sh b/monthly_summary.sh
index 8b4570b8..9ae1d284 100755
--- a/monthly_summary.sh
+++ b/monthly_summary.sh
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ if [ -z "${only_gh}" ]
 then
   printf $'* All PRs are accounted for!\n'
 else
-  printf $'* PRs not corresponding to a commit (merged in %s, closed in %s?)\n%s\n' "${prev_mth}" "${mth}" "${only_gh}"
+  printf $'* PRs not corresponding to a commit (CI started in %s and ended in %s?)\n%s\n' "${prev_mth}" "${mth}" "${only_gh}"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${only_git}" ]
 then
   printf $'\n* All commits are accounted for!\n'
 else
-  printf $'\n* PRs not found by `gh` (merged in %s, closed in %s?)\n%s\n' "${mth}" "${next_mth}" "${only_git}"
+  printf $'\n* PRs not found by `gh` (CI started in %s and ended in %s?)\n%s\n' "${mth}" "${next_mth}" "${only_git}"
 fi
 
 printf -- $'---\n'