diff --git a/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypeForm.tsx b/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypeForm.tsx
index 3afe12772f..4248a27017 100644
--- a/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypeForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypeForm.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function CredentialTypeInputs() {
           label={t('Input configuration')}
           labelHelpTitle={t('Input configuration')}
           labelHelp={t(
-            `Enter inputs using either JSON or YAML syntax. Refer to the Ansible Controller documentation for example syntax.`
+            `Input schema which defines a set of ordered fields for that type, either in JSON or YAML syntax. Refer to the Ansible Controller documentation for example syntax.`
           )}
           format="object"
         />
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function CredentialTypeInputs() {
           label={t('Injector configuration')}
           labelHelpTitle={t('Injector configuration')}
           labelHelp={t(
-            `Enter injectors using either JSON or YAML syntax. Refer to the Ansible Controller documentation for example syntax.`
+            `Environment variables or extra variables that specify the values a credential type can inject, either in JSON or YAML syntax. Refer to the Ansible Controller documentation for example syntax.`
           )}
           format="object"
         />
diff --git a/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypePage/CredentialTypeDetails.tsx b/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypePage/CredentialTypeDetails.tsx
index 940a9f2749..9c910e43bb 100644
--- a/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypePage/CredentialTypeDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/awx/access/credential-types/CredentialTypePage/CredentialTypeDetails.tsx
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ export function CredentialTypeDetailInner(props: { credentialType: CredentialTyp
       <PageDetail label={t('Name')}>{renderCredentialTypeName(props.credentialType)}</PageDetail>
       <PageDetail label={t('Description')}>{props.credentialType.description}</PageDetail>
       <PageDetailCodeEditor
-        helpText={t('Input schema which defines a set of ordered fields for that type.')}
+        helpText={t(
+          'Input schema which defines a set of ordered fields for that type, either in JSON or YAML syntax. Refer to the Ansible Controller documentation for example syntax.'
+        )}
         label={t('Input configuration')}
         value={jsonToYaml(JSON.stringify(props.credentialType.inputs))}
       />
       <PageDetailCodeEditor
         helpText={t(
-          'Environment variables or extra variables that specify the values a credential type can inject.'
+          'Environment variables or extra variables that specify the values a credential type can inject, either in JSON or YAML syntax. Refer to the Ansible Controller documentation for example syntax.'
         )}
         label={t('Injector configuration')}
         value={jsonToYaml(JSON.stringify(props.credentialType.injectors))}