diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_2_PR_closed_ignored.txt b/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_2_PR_closed_ignored.txt
index 1330d436491315f50bbcbb8b3b18d06e56621c66..f96aa04e65ad6144dd6fffbe370b5a4b34cf4662 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_2_PR_closed_ignored.txt
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/__fixtures__/master-issue_with_2_PR_closed_ignored.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 This issue contains a list of Renovate updates and their statuses.
 
-## Closed/Ignored
+## Ignored or Blocked
 
-These updates were closed unmerged and will not be recreated unless you click a checkbox below.
+These are blocked by an existing closed PR and will not be recreated unless you click a checkbox below.
 
  - [ ] <!-- recreate-branch=branchName1 -->pr1
  - [ ] <!-- recreate-branch=branchName2 -->pr2 (`dep2`, `dep3`)
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
index 17769450bb5699aebd28c5f2877e25304ca055c5..9fa1b5e28fcd6422d1ff0cc788de7f2aa1917ac2 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ export async function ensureMasterIssue(
     (branch) => branch.res === ProcessBranchResult.AlreadyExisted
   );
   if (alreadyExisted.length) {
-    issueBody += '## Closed/Ignored\n\n';
+    issueBody += '## Ignored or Blocked\n\n';
     issueBody +=
-      'These updates were closed unmerged and will not be recreated unless you click a checkbox below.\n\n';
+      'These are blocked by an existing closed PR and will not be recreated unless you click a checkbox below.\n\n';
     for (const branch of alreadyExisted) {
       const pr = await platform.findPr({
         branchName: branch.branchName,