diff --git a/homeassistant/components/reolink/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/reolink/strings.json
index c36001e0377..4c9b9f630f8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/reolink/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/reolink/strings.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     "error": {
       "api_error": "API error occurred",
-      "cannot_connect": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%], check the IP address of the camera and see the troubleshooting steps in the documentation",
+      "cannot_connect": "Failed to connect, check the IP address of the camera",
       "invalid_auth": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::invalid_auth%]",
       "not_admin": "User needs to be admin, user ''{username}'' has authorisation level ''{userlevel}''",
       "unknown": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::unknown%]"