diff --git a/Mesh/Refine.cpp b/Mesh/Refine.cpp
index 23cca401aaa386130a5ad0d310e260205dfc17a6..c69b83c25f33aa4b7d348141e6a80752dd0f665c 100644
--- a/Mesh/Refine.cpp
+++ b/Mesh/Refine.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void Subdivide(GRegion *gr)
 
 void RefineMesh(GModel *m, bool linear)
 {
-  Msg::StatusBar(1, true, "Generating refined mesh ...");
+  Msg::StatusBar(1, true, "Refining mesh...");
   double t1 = Cpu();
 	
   // Create 2nd order mesh (using "2nd order complete" elements) to