diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
index ccf597900..1293f88e8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   confirmationConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.leave_group.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Leave' },
   confirmationHeading: { id: 'confirmations.leave_group.heading', defaultMessage: 'Leave group' },
   confirmationMessage: { id: 'confirmations.leave_group.message', defaultMessage: 'You are about to leave the group. Do you want to continue?' },
-  joinRequestSuccess: { id: 'group.join.request_success', defaultMessage: 'Requested to join the group' },
+  joinRequestSuccess: { id: 'group.join.request_success', defaultMessage: 'Request sent to group owner' },
   joinSuccess: { id: 'group.join.success', defaultMessage: 'Group joined successfully!' },
   leaveSuccess: { id: 'group.leave.success', defaultMessage: 'Left the group' },
 });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/recent-searches.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/recent-searches.tsx
index 1fe5e1d2f..44f134b4c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/recent-searches.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/components/discover/search/recent-searches.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default (props: Props) => {
                   <HStack alignItems='center' space={2}>
                     <div className='flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-gray-200 p-2 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:group-hover:bg-gray-700/20'>
                       <Icon
-                        src={require('@tabler/icons/hash.svg')}
+                        src={require('@tabler/icons/search.svg')}
                         className='h-5 w-5 text-gray-600'
                       />
                     </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/en.json b/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
index d00ce2430..2991449aa 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
   "group.header.alt": "Group header",
   "group.join.private": "Request Access",
   "group.join.public": "Join Group",
-  "group.join.request_success": "Requested to join the group",
+  "group.join.request_success": "Request sent to group owner",
   "group.join.success": "Group joined successfully!",
   "group.leave": "Leave Group",
   "group.leave.success": "Left the group",