diff --git a/core/resources/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml b/core/resources/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
index fed685b53..a99956d0f 100644
--- a/core/resources/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/resources/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
     <string name="config_power_is_power_saving_summary">Will sleep everything as much as possible, for the tracker and sensor role this will also include the lora radio. Don't use this setting if you want to use your device with the phone apps or are using a device without a user button.</string>
 
-    <string name="config_security_public_key">Generated from your public key and sent out to other nodes on the mesh to allow them to compute a shared secret key.</string>
+    <string name="config_security_public_key">Generated from your private key and sent out to other nodes on the mesh to allow them to compute a shared secret key.</string>
     <string name="config_security_private_key">Used to create a shared key with a remote device.</string>
     <string name="config_security_admin_key">The public key authorized to send admin messages to this node.</string>
     <string name="config_security_is_managed">Device is managed by a mesh administrator, the user is unable to access any of the device settings.</string>