diff --git a/resources/lang/en-US/general.php b/resources/lang/en-US/general.php
index 66100dd09f..542e41ec35 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-US/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-US/general.php
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ return [
     'accessory_name'       => 'Accessory Name:',
     'clone_item'            => 'Clone Item',
     'checkout_tooltip' => 'Check this item out',
-    'checkin_tooltip' => 'Check this item in',
+    'checkin_tooltip' => 'Check this item in so that it is available for re-issue, re-imaging, etc',
     'checkout_user_tooltip' => 'Check this item out to a user',
     'maintenance_mode'      => 'The service is temporarily unavailable for system updates. Please check back later.',
     'maintenance_mode_title' => 'System Temporarily Unavailable',
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
index 8b01ce7865..151aaee3a4 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
             // The user is allowed to check items in
             } else if (row.available_actions.checkin == true)  {
                 if (row.assigned_to) {
-                    return '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/' + destination + '/' + row.id + '/checkin" class="btn btn-sm bg-purple" data-tooltip="true" title="Check this item in so it is available for re-imaging, re-issue, etc.">{{ trans('general.checkin') }}</a>';
+                    return '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/' + destination + '/' + row.id + '/checkin" class="btn btn-sm bg-purple" data-tooltip="true" title="{{ trans('general.checkin_tooltip') }}">{{ trans('general.checkin') }}</a>';
                 } else if (row.assigned_pivot_id) {
                     return '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/' + destination + '/' + row.assigned_pivot_id + '/checkin" class="btn btn-sm bg-purple" data-tooltip="true" title="Check this item in so it is available for re-imaging, re-issue, etc.">{{ trans('general.checkin') }}</a>';
                 }