diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/components/StepEditForm/fields/ChangeTip/ChangeTip.js b/protocol-designer/src/components/StepEditForm/fields/ChangeTip/ChangeTip.js
index 08203ca58b78..b968c51023d4 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/components/StepEditForm/fields/ChangeTip/ChangeTip.js
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/components/StepEditForm/fields/ChangeTip/ChangeTip.js
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ const ChangeTipField = (props: Props) => {
   const {name, disabledOptions} = props
 
   const options = props.options.map((value) => {
-    const toolTip = i18n.t(`form.step_edit_form.field.change_tip.option_tooltip.${value}`)
+    const tooltip = <div className={styles.tooltip}>
+      {i18n.t(`form.step_edit_form.field.change_tip.option_tooltip.${value}`)}</div>
     const option = i18n.t(`form.step_edit_form.field.change_tip.option.${value}`)
     const label = (
-      <HoverTooltip tooltipComponent={toolTip} positionFixed placement='top'>
+      <HoverTooltip tooltipComponent={tooltip} positionFixed placement='top'>
         {(hoverTooltipHandlers) => <div {...hoverTooltipHandlers}>{option}</div>}
       </HoverTooltip>
     )
diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/localization/en/form.json b/protocol-designer/src/localization/en/form.json
index 67e8b2d3cce7..94e841fb1159 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/localization/en/form.json
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/localization/en/form.json
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@
       "change_tip": {
         "label": "change tip",
         "option": {
-          "always": "Always",
-          "once": "Once",
-          "perSource": "Per Source Well",
-          "perDest": "Per Destination Well",
+          "always": "Before every aspirate",
+          "once": "Once at the start of step",
+          "perSource": "Per source well",
+          "perDest": "Per destination well",
           "never": "Never"
         },
         "option_tooltip": {
-          "always": "Avoid contaminating both source & destination wells",
-          "once": "Only at start of step",
-          "perSource": "Avoid cross-contaminating source wells",
-          "perDest": "Avoid cross-contaminating destination wells",
-          "never": "Use same tip as last step"
+          "always": "Always aspirate with a fresh tip.",
+          "once": "Get one new tip to use for the whole step.",
+          "perSource": "Get a new tip when aspirating from a new source well. Keep tip for repeat aspirations from the same source well.",
+          "perDest": "Get a new tip when dispensing into a new destination well. Keep tip for repeat dispenses into the same destination well.",
+          "never": "Use same tip as the previous step."
         }
       },
       "tip_position": {"label": "tip position"},