diff --git a/static/js/annotationDialog.js b/static/js/annotationDialog.js
index 5ac13b1c..6f9d1f22 100644
--- a/static/js/annotationDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/annotationDialog.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pandora.ui.annotationDialog = function(layer) {
             text: Ox._('To add or edit {0}, ' + (
                 isEditor
                 ? 'please sign up or sign in.'
-                : 'just switch to the editor.'), [layer]
-            ),
+                : 'just switch to the editor.'
+            ), [layer.toLowerCase()]),
             title: Ox.toTitleCase(layer)
         });
     return that;