diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index c70974eb8..d760b4b5f 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ en:
       not_allowed: "is not allowed from that email provider. Please use another email address."
       blocked: "is not allowed."
     ip_address:
-      blocked: "is blocked."
+      blocked: "New registrations are not allowed from your IP address."
       max_new_accounts_per_registration_ip: "New registrations are not allowed from your IP address (maximum limit reached). Contact a staff member."
 
   invite_mailer:
diff --git a/lib/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator.rb b/lib/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator.rb
index 461ad3449..fec0e61c6 100644
--- a/lib/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class AllowedIpAddressValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
   def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
     if record.ip_address
       if ScreenedIpAddress.should_block?(record.ip_address)
-        record.errors.add(attribute, options[:message] || I18n.t('user.ip_address.blocked'))
+        record.errors.add(attribute, I18n.t('user.ip_address.blocked'))
       end
       if record.trust_level == TrustLevel[0] && SpamHandler.should_prevent_registration_from_ip?(record.ip_address)
         record.errors.add(attribute, I18n.t('user.ip_address.max_new_accounts_per_registration_ip'))
diff --git a/spec/components/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator_spec.rb b/spec/components/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator_spec.rb
index c898cc73d..ecef8497e 100644
--- a/spec/components/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/validators/allowed_ip_address_validator_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe AllowedIpAddressValidator do
       ScreenedIpAddress.stubs(:should_block?).returns(true)
       validate
       expect(record.errors[:ip_address]).to be_present
+      expect(record.errors[:ip_address][0]).to eq(I18n.t('user.ip_address.blocked'))
     end
   end