diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 0b54f9854..d7246dd5d 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -2546,11 +2546,12 @@
         }
 
         function displayStartedRecording() {
+            // the commented out code reflects dropping the counter as your recording to save space
             startTimeDate = new Date;
-            $recordingTimer = $("<span id='recording-timer'>(0:00)</span>");
-            var $recordingStatus = $('<span></span>').append("<span>Stop Recording</span>").append($recordingTimer);
+            //$recordingTimer = $("<span id='recording-timer'>(0:00)</span>");
+            var $recordingStatus = $('<span></span>').append("<span>Stop Recording</span>")//.append($recordingTimer);
             $('#recording-status').html( $recordingStatus );
-            recordingTimerInterval =  setInterval(updateRecordingTimer, 1000);
+            //recordingTimerInterval =  setInterval(updateRecordingTimer, 1000);
         }
 
         function displayStoppingRecording(data) {
@@ -2577,7 +2578,7 @@
             $recordingTimer = null;
 
             $('#recording-start-stop').removeClass('currently-recording');
-            $('#recording-status').text("Make a Recording");
+            $('#recording-status').text("Make Recording");
         }
 
         function lockControlsforJamTrackRecording() {
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.slim b/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.slim
index 7cd5f6e73..bf3c37af6 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.slim
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.slim
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
                     = image_tag "content/recordbutton-off.png", {:width => 20, :height => 20, :align => "absmiddle"}
                     |   
                     span#recording-status
-                      | Make a Recording
+                      | Make Recording
             .session-recordings
               h2
                 | other audio
diff --git a/web/spec/features/recordings_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/recordings_spec.rb
index 9abc9b282..d005456a7 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/recordings_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/recordings_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe "Session Recordings", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature
     in_client(joiner1) do
       find('#notification').should have_content 'Recording Discarded'
       find('#notification').should have_content 'did not respond to the stop signal'
-      find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make a Recording'
+      find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make Recording'
     end
   end
 
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ describe "Session Recordings", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature
     in_client(joiner1) do
       find('#notification').should have_content 'Recording Discarded'
       find('#notification').should have_content 'did not respond to the stop signal'
-      find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make a Recording'
+      find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make Recording'
     end
 
     in_client(joiner2) do
       find('#notification').should have_content 'Recording Discarded'
       find('#notification').should have_content 'did not respond to the stop signal'
-      find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make a Recording'
+      find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make Recording'
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
index ab7ff2cc8..8c06407da 100644
--- a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
+++ b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ def stop_recording
 end
 
 def assert_recording_finished
-  find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make a Recording'
+  find('#recording-status').should have_content 'Make Recording'
   should have_selector('h1', text: 'recording finished')
 end