diff --git a/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/your-projects/live/ExcludedFromPipelinePanel.tsx b/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/your-projects/live/ExcludedFromPipelinePanel.tsx
index 5ca62fc7..918d92e4 100644
--- a/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/your-projects/live/ExcludedFromPipelinePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/your-projects/live/ExcludedFromPipelinePanel.tsx
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export default function ExcludedFromPipelinePanel({
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
           <CircleOff className="h-4 w-4 text-slate-500" />
           <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-700">
-            Excluded from Pipeline
+            Halted or Removed
           </h3>
         </div>
         <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-5">
-          Terminal states — properties intentionally not progressing through the pipeline.
+          Properties no longer being progressed — either halted before a survey, or removed from the project entirely.
         </p>
 
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-3">