diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index f3054cb4cc..df00a84e42 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -134,24 +134,13 @@ report_card_template <- function(title, label, description = NULL, with_filter,
 #' @return `TRUE` if validation passes, otherwise `character(1)` or `shiny.tag.list`
 #' @keywords internal
 check_modules_datanames <- function(modules, datanames) {
-  check_datanames <- check_modules_datanames_recursive(modules, datanames)
-  if (length(check_datanames)) {
-    modules_msg <- sapply(check_datanames, function(mod) {
-      sprintf(
-        "%s %s %s missing for module %s.",
-        if (length(mod$missing_datanames) > 1) "Datasets" else "Dataset",
-        toString(dQuote(mod$missing_datanames, q = FALSE)),
-        if (length(mod$missing_datanames) > 1) "are" else "is",
-        toString(dQuote(mod$label, q = FALSE))
-      )
-    })
-    sprintf(
-      "%s Datasets available in data: %s",
-      paste(modules_msg, collapse = "\n"),
-      toString(dQuote(datanames, q = FALSE))
-    )
+  out <- check_modules_datanames_html(modules, datanames)
+  if (inherits(out, "shiny.tag.list")) {
+    out_with_ticks <- gsub("<code>|</code>", "`", toString(out))
+    out_text <- trimws(gsub("<[^<>]+>", "", toString(out_with_ticks)))
+    gsub("[[:space:]]+", " ", out_text)
   } else {
-    TRUE
+    out
   }
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +163,7 @@ check_modules_datanames_html <- function(modules,
             tags$span(
               paste0(
                 if (length(mod$missing_datanames) > 1) "are missing" else "is missing",
-                if (show_module_info) sprintf(" for tab '%s'.", mod$label) else "."
+                if (show_module_info) sprintf(" for module '%s'.", mod$label) else "."
               )
             )
           ),
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-init.R b/tests/testthat/test-init.R
index abc57f5928..1ebca65fa2 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-init.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-init.R
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ testthat::test_that(
         data = teal.data::teal_data(mtcars = mtcars),
         modules = list(example_module(datanames = "iris"))
       ),
-      "Dataset \"iris\" is missing for module \"example teal module\". Datasets available in data: \"mtcars\""
+      "Dataset `iris` is missing for module 'example teal module'. Dataset available in data: `mtcars`."
     )
   }
 )
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ testthat::test_that(
         data = teal.data::teal_data(mtcars = mtcars),
         modules = list(example_module(datanames = c("a", "b")))
       ),
-      "Datasets \"a\", \"b\" are missing for module \"example teal module\". Datasets available in data: \"mtcars\""
+      "Datasets `a` and `b` are missing for module 'example teal module'. Dataset available in data: `mtcars`."
     )
   }
 )
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R b/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R
index 8e91f7f2c8..2fa450ed60 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-module_teal.R
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ testthat::describe("srv_teal teal_modules", {
                 )
               )
             ),
-            "Datasets missing1 and missing2 are missing for tab 'module_1'. Dataset available in data: mtcars."
+            "Datasets missing1 and missing2 are missing for module 'module_1'. Dataset available in data: mtcars."
           )
         }
       )