diff --git a/app/partials/user-change-password.jade b/app/partials/user-change-password.jade
index 988989a9..426a83e8 100644
--- a/app/partials/user-change-password.jade
+++ b/app/partials/user-change-password.jade
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ block content
             form
                 fieldset
                     label(for="current-password") Current Password
-                    input(type="password", placeholder="Password", id="current-password", ng-model="currentPassword")
+                    input(type="password", placeholder="Your current password (or empty if you have no password yet)", id="current-password", ng-model="currentPassword")
                 fieldset
                     label(for="new-password") New Password
                     input(type="password", placeholder="New Password", id="new-password", ng-model="newPassword1")