diff --git a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
index e7038d45c5..a44b5c6e8a 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
+++ b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.devel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ ! -f /var/lock/update.lock ]; then
     sleep 30
 
     send_message () {
-      xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Notification(Automatic update service:,$1)"
+      xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Notification(Automatic update service:,$1,20000)"
     }
 
     UPDATEURL="http://snapshots.openelec.tv"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ ! -f /var/lock/update.lock ]; then
       elif [ "$AUTOUPDATE" = "auto" ]; then
 
       # show a message if a new version is avaible
-        send_message "New update avaible: r$NEW_VERSION - downloading the new version"
+        send_message "New update avaible: r$NEW_VERSION - downloading and extract the new version..."
 
       # downloading the new version
         wget -c $UPDATEURL/$NEW_IMAGE.tar.bz2 -P /tmp
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
index a1df2b4f3f..58c11b9714 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
+++ b/packages/sysutils/autoupdate/scripts/autoupdate.release
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ ! -f /var/lock/update.lock ]; then
     sleep 30
 
     send_message () {
-      xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Notification(Automatic update service:,$1)"
+      xbmc-send --host=127.0.0.1 -a "Notification(Automatic Update Service:,$1,20000)"
     }
 
     UPDATEURL="http://releases.openelec.tv"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if [ ! -f /var/lock/update.lock ]; then
       elif [ "$AUTOUPDATE" = "auto" ]; then
 
       # show a message if a new version is avaible
-        send_message "New update avaible: $NEW_VERSION - downloading the new version"
+        send_message "New update avaible: $NEW_VERSION - downloading and extract the new version..."
 
       # downloading the new version
         wget -c $UPDATEURL/$NEW_IMAGE.tar.bz2 -P /tmp