diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/BuildRunnerHelper.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/BuildRunnerHelper.java
index b45139adf79..ed4e68bc0cd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/BuildRunnerHelper.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/BuildRunnerHelper.java
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ public class BuildRunnerHelper implements Closeable {
 			monitor = new NullProgressMonitor();
 		}
 		try {
-			monitor.beginTask(CCorePlugin.getResourceString("BuildRunnerHelper.updatingProject"), IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			monitor.beginTask(CCorePlugin.getFormattedString("BuildRunnerHelper.refreshingProject", project.getName()), IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			monitor.subTask(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 			// Do not allow the cancel of the refresh, since the builder is external
 			// to Eclipse, files may have been created/modified and we will be out-of-sync.
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/CCorePluginResources.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/CCorePluginResources.properties
index 1e13e84bc9f..662420a30e4 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/CCorePluginResources.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/CCorePluginResources.properties
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ CCorePlugin.startupJob=CDT Startup
 BuildRunnerHelper.unsupportedConfiguration=Info: Configuration "{0}" uses tool-chain "{1}" that is unsupported on this system, attempting to build anyway.
 BuildRunnerHelper.removingMarkers=Removing problem markers for {0}
 BuildRunnerHelper.invokingCommand=Invoking Command: {0}
-BuildRunnerHelper.updatingProject=Updating project...
+BuildRunnerHelper.refreshingProject=Refreshing resource tree of project {0}
 BuildRunnerHelper.buildProject={0} of project {1}
 BuildRunnerHelper.buildProjectConfiguration={0} of configuration {1} for project {2}
 BuildRunnerHelper.buildFinished=Build Finished (took {0})