diff --git a/static/directives/robots-manager.html b/static/directives/robots-manager.html
index 03627b49c..7647d78a3 100644
--- a/static/directives/robots-manager.html
+++ b/static/directives/robots-manager.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <td class="caret-col" ng-if="(user || organization.is_admin) && Config.isNewLayout()"></td>
         <td>Robot Account Name</td>
         <td ng-if="organization && Config.isNewLayout()">Teams</td>
-        <td ng-if="Config.isNewLayout()">Repository Permissions</td>
+        <td ng-if="Config.isNewLayout()">Direct Repository Permissions</td>
         <td class="options-col"></td>
       </thead>
 
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
           </td>
           <td ng-if="Config.isNewLayout()">
             <span class="empty" ng-if="robotInfo.repositories.length == 0">
-              (No permissions on any repositories)
+              (No direct permissions on any repositories)
             </span>
 
             <span class="member-perm-summary" ng-if="robotInfo.repositories.length > 0">
-              Permissions on
+              Direct permissions on
               <span class="anchor" href="javascript:void(0)" is-text-only="!organization.is_admin" ng-click="showPermissions(robotInfo)">{{ robotInfo.repositories.length }}
                 <span ng-if="robotInfo.repositories.length == 1">repository</span>
                 <span ng-if="robotInfo.repositories.length > 1">repositories</span>