diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/discovery/GroupListPanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/discovery/GroupListPanel.java
index 6e3951b47b..71ecc54f24 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/discovery/GroupListPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/discovery/GroupListPanel.java
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ final class GroupListPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
         groupKeyList.setListData(new GroupKey[0]);
     }
 
-    @Messages({"GroupsListPanel.noResults.message.text=No results were found for the selected filters.",
+    @Messages({"GroupsListPanel.noResults.message.text=No results were found for the selected filters.\n"
+        + "Reminder:\n"
+        + "- The File Type Identification module must be run on each data source you want to find results in.\n"
+        + "- The Hash Lookup and Exif Parser modules should also be run on each data source to ensure complete results.'",
         "GroupsListPanel.noResults.title.text=No results found"})
     /**
      * Subscribe to and update list of groups in response to
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ final class GroupListPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
                 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(DiscoveryTopComponent.getTopComponent(),
                         Bundle.GroupsListPanel_noResults_message_text(),
                         Bundle.GroupsListPanel_noResults_title_text(),
-                        JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
+                        JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
             }
             setCursor(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR));
         });