diff --git a/rails/react-components/src/library/components/assign-to-class/assign-modal.tsx b/rails/react-components/src/library/components/assign-to-class/assign-modal.tsx
index 4999976d9f..53a967d45c 100644
--- a/rails/react-components/src/library/components/assign-to-class/assign-modal.tsx
+++ b/rails/react-components/src/library/components/assign-to-class/assign-modal.tsx
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export default class AssignModal extends React.Component<any, any> {
   resourceAssigned () {
     return (
       <ReactModal ariaHideApp={false} isOpen={this.state.showModal} onRequestClose={this.props.closeFunc} className={css.confirmDialog} overlayClassName={css.confirmDialogOverlay} portalClassName={css.confirmDialogPortal}>
-        <p>The { this.props.resourceType } <strong>{ this.props.resourceTitle }</strong> is assigned to the selected class(es) successfully.</p>
+        <p>The { this.props.resourceType } <strong>{ this.props.resourceTitle }</strong> has now been successfully assigned to the selected class(es).</p>
         <button onClick={this.closeConfirmModal}>OK</button>
       </ReactModal>
     );
diff --git a/rails/spec/features/teacher_assigns_resource_spec.rb b/rails/spec/features/teacher_assigns_resource_spec.rb
index 968e658d99..6fb8dab1cd 100644
--- a/rails/spec/features/teacher_assigns_resource_spec.rb
+++ b/rails/spec/features/teacher_assigns_resource_spec.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
           first(".unassigned_activity_class").click
           click_on "Save"
         end
-        expect(page).to have_content("is assigned to the selected class(es) successfully.")
+        expect(page).to have_content("has now been successfully assigned to the selected class(es).")
       end
     end