diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Linked Issues
 
 Link any related issues, pull-requests, or commit hashes that are relavent to this pull-request.
 
-If you are opening a PR without a corresponding issue create an issue before you do, [here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues). This will help QA massively. PR's opened without linked issues will not be merged until an issue is created and linked here. 
+If you are opening a PR without a corresponding issue please consider creating one first, [here](https://github.com/rancher/k3s/issues). This will help QA massively. PR's opened without linked issues will not be merged until an issue is created and linked here. 
 
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@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ Further comments
 
 If this is a relatively large or complex change, kick off the discussion by explaining why you chose the solution you did and what alternatives you considered, etc... 
 
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