diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
index 55a9df1f..c230877a 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
@@ -83,3 +83,14 @@ Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
     @searchLater = Ember.run.later(this, (->
       @activate 'search', search: phrase
     ), 500)
+
+  noReposMessage: (->
+   tab = @get('tab')
+
+   if tab == 'owned'
+    'You don\'t have any repos set up on Travis CI'
+   else if tab == 'recent'
+    'Repositories could not be loaded'
+   else
+    'Could not find any repos'
+  ).property('tab')
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list.hbs
index f8cfaf70..8ac327b1 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list.hbs
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/repos/list.hbs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <div class="indicator"><span></span></div>
       {{/with}}
     {{else}}
-      <p class="empty">You don't have any repos set up on Travis CI</p>
+      <p class="empty">{{noReposMessage}}</p>
     {{/collection}}
   {{else}}
     <div class="loading"><span>Loading</span></div>