diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 61451dddb5..af424b2f13 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -1864,6 +1864,9 @@ Rom    14 Feb 2006
     - Spec Change: Transfers should be 0% until data is actually transfered.
     - Spec Change: Warn a user that aborting a file transfer will invalidate
         a task and report an error.
+    - Add some comments around the Update Now menu item so the localizers
+        know what information is expected and make the string contruction
+        the same as with the other menu items.
 
     clientgui/
         ViewTransfers.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/MainFrame.cpp b/clientgui/MainFrame.cpp
index 2b4f232dba..47d77ee830 100644
--- a/clientgui/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -355,10 +355,22 @@ bool CMainFrame::CreateMenu() {
             _("Attach to an account manager")
         );
     } else {
+        // %s is the project name
+        //    i.e. 'BOINC', 'GridRepublic'
+        strMenuName.Printf(
+            _("&Synchronize with %s"), 
+            ami.acct_mgr_name.c_str()
+        );
+        // %s is the project name
+        //    i.e. 'BOINC', 'GridRepublic'
+        strMenuDescription.Printf(
+            _("Get current settings from %s"), 
+            ami.acct_mgr_name.c_str()
+        );
         menuTools->Append(
             ID_TOOLSAMUPDATENOW, 
-            _("&Synchronize with ")+wxString(ami.acct_mgr_name.c_str()),
-            _("Get current settings from ")+wxString(ami.acct_mgr_name.c_str())
+            strMenuName,
+            strMenuDescription
         );
     }
 
@@ -429,8 +441,8 @@ bool CMainFrame::CreateMenu() {
           "get latest preferences, and possibly get more work.")
     );
     if (is_acct_mgr_detected) {
-        // %s is the application name
-        //    i.e. 'BOINC Manager', 'GridRepublic Manager'
+        // %s is the project name
+        //    i.e. 'BOINC', 'GridRepublic'
         strMenuName.Printf(
             _("&Defect from %s"), 
             ami.acct_mgr_name.c_str()