diff --git a/src/rules/preferWhileRule.ts b/src/rules/preferWhileRule.ts
index 370ff9a5ef8..e14a79a78fc 100644
--- a/src/rules/preferWhileRule.ts
+++ b/src/rules/preferWhileRule.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
     /* tslint:disable:object-literal-sort-keys */
     public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
         ruleName: "prefer-while",
-        description: "Prefer while loops when instead of a for loop without an initializer and incrementor.",
+        description: "Prefer `while` loops instead of `for` loops without an initializer and incrementor.",
         rationale: "Simplifies the readability of the loop statement, while maintaining the same functionality.",
         optionsDescription: "Not configurable.",
         options: null,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
     };
     /* tslint:enable:object-literal-sort-keys */
 
-    public static FAILURE_STRING = "Expected a 'while' loop instead of a 'for' loop without an initializer and incrementor";
+    public static FAILURE_STRING = "Prefer `while` loops instead of `for` loops without an initializer and incrementor.";
 
     public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
         const failures: Lint.RuleFailure[] = [];
diff --git a/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-no-condition/test.ts.lint b/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-no-condition/test.ts.lint
index 7fe62d6f54a..003ef909505 100644
--- a/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-no-condition/test.ts.lint
+++ b/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-no-condition/test.ts.lint
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 for(;;) {
-~~~~~~~   [Expected a 'while' loop instead of a 'for' loop without an initializer and incrementor]
+~~~~~~~   [Prefer `while` loops instead of `for` loops without an initializer and incrementor.]
     console.log(x);
 }
diff --git a/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-with-condition/test.ts.lint b/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-with-condition/test.ts.lint
index 9bb94dd238b..de6896535f7 100644
--- a/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-with-condition/test.ts.lint
+++ b/test/rules/prefer-while/bad-with-condition/test.ts.lint
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 for(;true===true;) {
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   [Expected a 'while' loop instead of a 'for' loop without an initializer and incrementor]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   [Prefer `while` loops instead of `for` loops without an initializer and incrementor.]
     console.log(x);
 }