diff --git a/companion/src/flasheepromdialog.ui b/companion/src/flasheepromdialog.ui
index 1475abe73..b57c82fb7 100644
--- a/companion/src/flasheepromdialog.ui
+++ b/companion/src/flasheepromdialog.ui
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Allows Companion to write to older version of the firmware</string>
+      <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saves a dated copy of your eeprom to the backup folder you specified in the Companion settings before writing the current model to the radio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
       <string>Backup before Write</string>