diff --git a/homeassistant/components/roomba/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/roomba/strings.json
index b52d64432139ea32ff01cf90dcf25427c1012052..a644797c1be2e480123099e2677477971b23e01b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/roomba/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/roomba/strings.json
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
       },
       "link": {
         "title": "Retrieve Password",
-        "description": "Press and hold the Home button on {name} until the device generates a sound (about two seconds), then submit within 30 seconds."
+        "description": "Make sure that the iRobot app is not running on any device. Press and hold the Home button on {name} until the device generates a sound (about two seconds), then submit within 30 seconds."
       },
       "link_manual": {
         "title": "Enter Password",
-        "description": "The password could not be retrieved from the device automatically. Please follow the steps outlined in the documentation at: {auth_help_url}",
+        "description": "The password could not be retrieved from the device automatically. Please make sure that the iRobot app is not open on any device while trying to retrieve the password. Please follow the steps outlined in the documentation at: {auth_help_url}",
         "data": {
           "password": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::password%]"
         }