diff --git a/elastic_recheck/bot.py b/elastic_recheck/bot.py
index 291b4f2b..a9a9211b 100755
--- a/elastic_recheck/bot.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/bot.py
@@ -103,11 +103,12 @@ class RecheckWatchBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
 
 
 class RecheckWatch(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, ircbot, channel_config, username,
+    def __init__(self, ircbot, channel_config, msgs, username,
                  queries, host, key, commenting=True):
         super(RecheckWatch, self).__init__()
         self.ircbot = ircbot
         self.channel_config = channel_config
+        self.msgs = msgs
         self.log = logging.getLogger('recheckwatchbot')
         self.username = username
         self.queries = queries
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ class RecheckWatch(threading.Thread):
                     self._read(event)
                     stream.leave_comment(
                         event,
+                        self.msgs,
                         debug=not self.commenting)
             except er.ResultTimedOut as e:
                 self.log.warning(e.message)
@@ -214,6 +216,11 @@ class RecheckWatch(threading.Thread):
                 self.log.exception("Uncaught exception processing event.")
 
 
+class MessageConfig(dict):
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        self.__dict__.update(data['messages'])
+
+
 class ChannelConfig(object):
     def __init__(self, data):
         self.data = data
@@ -272,6 +279,7 @@ def _main(args, config):
         raise Exception("Channel Config must be specified in config file.")
 
     channel_config = ChannelConfig(yaml.load(open(fp)))
+    msgs = MessageConfig(yaml.load(open(fp)))
 
     if not args.noirc:
         bot = RecheckWatchBot(
@@ -287,6 +295,7 @@ def _main(args, config):
     recheck = RecheckWatch(
         bot,
         channel_config,
+        msgs,
         config.get('gerrit', 'user'),
         config.get('gerrit', 'query_file'),
         config.get('gerrit', 'host', 'review.openstack.org'),
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
index eadf32aa..58ce1ec5 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ class FailEvent(object):
                 x in bugs]
         return urls
 
+    def bug_list(self):
+        """A pretty printed bug list."""
+        return "- " + "\n- ".join(self.bug_urls_map())
+
     def bug_urls_map(self):
         """Produce map of which jobs failed due to which bugs."""
         if not self.get_all_bugs():
@@ -324,33 +328,20 @@ class Stream(object):
             if self._does_es_have_data(fevent):
                 return fevent
 
-    def leave_comment(self, event, debug=False):
+    def leave_comment(self, event, msgs, debug=False):
         if event.get_all_bugs():
-            message = """I noticed jenkins failed, I think you hit bug(s):
-
-- %(bugs)s
-""" % {'bugs': "\n- ".join(event.bug_urls_map())}
+            msg = msgs['found_bug'] % {'bugs': event.bug_list()}
             if event.is_fully_classified():
-                message += """
-We don't automatically recheck or reverify, so please consider
-doing that manually if someone hasn't already. For a code review
-which is not yet approved, you can recheck by leaving a code
-review comment with just the text:
-
-    recheck bug %(bug)s""" % {'bug': list(event.get_all_bugs())[0]}
+                msg += msgs['recheck_instructions']
             else:
-                message += """
-You have some unrecognized errors."""
-            message += """
-For bug details see: http://status.openstack.org/elastic-recheck/"""
+                msg += msgs['unrecognized']
+            msg += msgs['footer']
         else:
-            message = ("I noticed jenkins failed, refer to: "
-                       "https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/"
-                       "GerritJenkinsGithub#Test_Failures")
+            msg += msgs['no_bugs_found']
         self.log.debug("Compiled comment for commit %s:\n%s" %
-                       (event.name(), message))
+                       (event.name(), msg))
         if not debug:
-            self.gerrit.review(event.project, event.name(), message)
+            self.gerrit.review(event.project, event.name(), msg)
 
 
 class Classifier():
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/fake_gerrit.py b/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/fake_gerrit.py
index 4005eedb..a785ada1 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/fake_gerrit.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/fake_gerrit.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class GerritDone(Exception):
 
 
 class Gerrit(object):
+    reviews = []
     """A fake gerrit libobject that emits a bunch of events."""
     def __init__(self, *args):
         with open("elastic_recheck/tests/unit/gerrit/events.json") as f:
@@ -33,3 +34,6 @@ class Gerrit(object):
             return self.events.pop()
         else:
             raise GerritDone()
+
+    def review(self, project, name, msg):
+        self.reviews.append({'project': project, 'name': name, 'msg': msg})