diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index c184745db..2a9afc51a 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ BitcoinGUI::BitcoinGUI(const PlatformStyle *platformStyle, const NetworkStyle *n
     modalOverlay = new ModalOverlay(this->centralWidget());
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     if(enableWallet)
-        connect(walletFrame, SIGNAL(requestedOfSyncWarningInfo()), this, SLOT(showModalOverlay()));
+        connect(walletFrame, SIGNAL(requestedSyncWarningInfo()), this, SLOT(showModalOverlay()));
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -717,13 +717,13 @@ void BitcoinGUI::setNumBlocks(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVer
 {
     if (modalOverlay)
     {
-        if (header)
-        {
+        if (header) {
             /* use clientmodels getHeaderTipHeight and getHeaderTipTime because the NotifyHeaderTip signal does not fire when updating the best header */
             modalOverlay->setKnownBestHeight(clientModel->getHeaderTipHeight(), QDateTime::fromTime_t(clientModel->getHeaderTipTime()));
         }
-        else
+        else {
             modalOverlay->tipUpdate(count, blockDate, nVerificationProgress);
+        }
     }
     if (!clientModel)
         return;
diff --git a/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui b/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui
index ce9ceaaad..ccec1b3e1 100644
--- a/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ QLabel { color: rgb(40,40,40);  }</string>
              <item>
               <widget class="QLabel" name="infoText">
                <property name="text">
-                <string>The displayed information may be out of date. Your wallet automatically synchronizes with the Bitcoin network after a connection is established, but this process has not completed yet.</string>
+                <string>The displayed information may be out of date. Your wallet automatically synchronizes with the Bitcoin network after a connection is established, but this process has not completed yet. This means that recent transactions will not be visible, and the balance will not be up-to-date until this process has completed.</string>
                </property>
                <property name="textFormat">
                 <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ QLabel { color: rgb(40,40,40);  }</string>
                 </font>
                </property>
                <property name="text">
-                <string>This means that recent transactions will not be visible, and the balance will not be up-to-date until this process has completed. Spending bitcoins is not possible during that phase!</string>
+                <string>Spending bitcoins may not be possible during that phase!</string>
                </property>
                <property name="textFormat">
                 <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
diff --git a/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp b/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
index c54889039..7b121e9e8 100644
--- a/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ void ModalOverlay::tipUpdate(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVeri
     // show progress speed if we have more then one sample
     if (blockProcessTime.size() >= 2)
     {
-        // try to get the window from the last 500 seconds or at least 10 samples
         double progressStart = blockProcessTime[0].second;
         double progressDelta = 0;
         double progressPerHour = 0;
@@ -114,9 +113,9 @@ void ModalOverlay::tipUpdate(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVeri
         ui->expectedTimeLeft->setText(GUIUtil::formateNiceTimeOffset(remainingMSecs/1000.0));
 
         // keep maximal 5000 samples
-        static int maxSamples = 5000;
-        if (blockProcessTime.count() > maxSamples)
-            blockProcessTime.remove(maxSamples, blockProcessTime.count()-maxSamples);
+        static const int MAX_SAMPLES = 5000;
+        if (blockProcessTime.count() > MAX_SAMPLES)
+            blockProcessTime.remove(MAX_SAMPLES, blockProcessTime.count()-MAX_SAMPLES);
     }
 
     // show the last block date
diff --git a/src/qt/walletframe.cpp b/src/qt/walletframe.cpp
index 9d68e54e3..518d9ea90 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletframe.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletframe.cpp
@@ -199,5 +199,5 @@ WalletView *WalletFrame::currentWalletView()
 
 void WalletFrame::outOfSyncWarningClicked()
 {
-    Q_EMIT requestedOfSyncWarningInfo();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    Q_EMIT requestedSyncWarningInfo();
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/walletframe.h b/src/qt/walletframe.h
index 7e3a5690e..00c2f5636 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletframe.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletframe.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /** Notify that the user has requested more information about the out-of-sync warning */
-    void requestedOfSyncWarningInfo();
+    void requestedSyncWarningInfo();
 
 private:
     QStackedWidget *walletStack;
diff --git a/src/qt/walletview.cpp b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
index 656b21586..b163ce3dc 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ WalletView::WalletView(const PlatformStyle *platformStyle, QWidget *parent):
 
     // Clicking on a transaction on the overview pre-selects the transaction on the transaction history page
     connect(overviewPage, SIGNAL(transactionClicked(QModelIndex)), transactionView, SLOT(focusTransaction(QModelIndex)));
-    connect(overviewPage, SIGNAL(outOfSyncWarningClicked()), this, SLOT(requestedOfSyncWarningInfo()));
+    connect(overviewPage, SIGNAL(outOfSyncWarningClicked()), this, SLOT(requestedSyncWarningInfo()));
 
     // Double-clicking on a transaction on the transaction history page shows details
     connect(transactionView, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(QModelIndex)), transactionView, SLOT(showDetails()));
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void WalletView::showProgress(const QString &title, int nProgress)
         progressDialog->setValue(nProgress);
 }
 
-void WalletView::requestedOfSyncWarningInfo()
+void WalletView::requestedSyncWarningInfo()
 {
     Q_EMIT outOfSyncWarningClicked();
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/walletview.h b/src/qt/walletview.h
index c0a27ab98..aaa6aacbf 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletview.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletview.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void showProgress(const QString &title, int nProgress);
 
     /** User has requested more information about the out of sync state */
-    void requestedOfSyncWarningInfo();
+    void requestedSyncWarningInfo();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /** Signal that we want to show the main window */