diff --git a/entity_translation.admin.inc b/entity_translation.admin.inc
index add6bd9..386c9ad 100644
--- a/entity_translation.admin.inc
+++ b/entity_translation.admin.inc
@@ -289,8 +289,9 @@ function entity_translation_overview($entity_type, $entity, $callback = NULL) {
           $link['query'] = isset($_GET['destination']) ? drupal_get_destination() : FALSE;
           $options[] = l(t('edit'), $link['href'], $link);
         }
-
-        $status = $translation['status'] ? t('Published') : t('Not published');
+        $published_text = t('The translation of this revision is published (An older revision of this product could be currently live).');
+        $not_published_text = t('The translation of this revision is not published (An older revision of this product could be currently live).');
+        $status = $translation['status'] ? $published_text : $not_published_text;
         $classes[] = $translation['status'] ? 'published' : 'not-published';
         $status .= isset($translation['translate']) && $translation['translate'] ? theme('entity_translation_overview_outdated', array('message' => t('outdated'))) : '';
         $classes[] = isset($translation['translate']) && $translation['translate'] ? 'outdated' : '';