diff --git a/openapi/components/responses/ballot-not-found.yaml b/openapi/components/responses/ballot-not-found.yaml
index e98c180..096bf0a 100644
--- a/openapi/components/responses/ballot-not-found.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/responses/ballot-not-found.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-description: The specified ballot was not found
+description: The requested ballot was not found.
 content:
   application/json:
     schema:
diff --git a/openapi/components/responses/participant-not-found.yaml b/openapi/components/responses/participant-not-found.yaml
index 8e7e0dd..4d6649e 100644
--- a/openapi/components/responses/participant-not-found.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/responses/participant-not-found.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-description: The specified participant was not found
+description: The requested participant was not found.
 content:
   application/json:
     schema:
diff --git a/openapi/components/responses/poll-not-found.yaml b/openapi/components/responses/poll-not-found.yaml
index 70684dd..55977ca 100644
--- a/openapi/components/responses/poll-not-found.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/responses/poll-not-found.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-description: The specified poll was not found
+description: The requested poll was not found.
 content:
   application/json:
     schema:
diff --git a/openapi/components/responses/unauthorized.yaml b/openapi/components/responses/unauthorized.yaml
index 15dba9b..953a85a 100644
--- a/openapi/components/responses/unauthorized.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/responses/unauthorized.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-description: Unauthorized
+description: >
+  Your are not authorized to do that operation.
+  Try logging in?  If the problem persists, contact an administrator.
 content:
   application/json:
     schema: