diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/VariablesRow.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/VariablesRow.vue
index e39ddcc014..4e66fbe96e 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/VariablesRow.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/VariablesRow.vue
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function focusFirstInput() {
 						</n8n-button>
 					</div>
 					<template #content>
-						{{ i18n.baseText('variables.row.button.edit.onlyOwnerCanSave') }}
+						{{ i18n.baseText('variables.row.button.edit.onlyRoleCanEdit') }}
 					</template>
 				</n8n-tooltip>
 				<n8n-tooltip :disabled="permissions.delete" placement="top">
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function focusFirstInput() {
 						</n8n-button>
 					</div>
 					<template #content>
-						{{ i18n.baseText('variables.row.button.delete.onlyOwnerCanDelete') }}
+						{{ i18n.baseText('variables.row.button.delete.onlyRoleCanDelete') }}
 					</template>
 				</n8n-tooltip>
 			</div>
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json b/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
index 0135bca4c1..43ef7c1efa 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -2196,9 +2196,9 @@
 	"variables.row.button.save": "Save",
 	"variables.row.button.cancel": "Cancel",
 	"variables.row.button.edit": "Edit",
-	"variables.row.button.edit.onlyOwnerCanSave": "Only owner can edit variables",
+	"variables.row.button.edit.onlyRoleCanEdit": "Only instance owner and admins can edit variables",
 	"variables.row.button.delete": "Delete",
-	"variables.row.button.delete.onlyOwnerCanDelete": "Only owner can delete variables",
+	"variables.row.button.delete.onlyRoleCanDelete": "Only instance owner and can delete variables",
 	"variables.row.usage.copiedToClipboard": "Copied to clipboard",
 	"variables.row.usage.copyToClipboard": "Copy to clipboard",
 	"variables.search.placeholder": "Search variables...",