diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/components/StreamSettings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/components/StreamSettings.js
index ce69da129..1f661fd72 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/components/StreamSettings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/components/StreamSettings.js
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ class StreamSettings extends React.Component {
     this.props.updatePending({ updater });
   };
 
-  updateGlobalSwitchoffEnable = () => {
+  updateDisableCommenting = () => {
     const updater = {
-      globalSwitchoffEnable: {
-        $set: !this.props.settings.globalSwitchoffEnable,
+      disableCommenting: {
+        $set: !this.props.settings.disableCommenting,
       },
     };
     this.props.updatePending({ updater });
   };
 
-  updateGlobalSwitchoffMessage = value => {
-    const updater = { globalSwitchoffMessage: { $set: value } };
+  updateDisableCommentingMessage = value => {
+    const updater = { disableCommentingMessage: { $set: value } };
     this.props.updatePending({ updater });
   };
 
@@ -207,21 +207,21 @@ class StreamSettings extends React.Component {
           {t('configure.edit_comment_timeframe_text_post')}
         </ConfigureCard>
         <ConfigureCard
-          checked={settings.globalSwitchoffEnable}
-          onCheckbox={this.updateGlobalSwitchoffEnable}
-          title={t('configure.global_switchoff_title')}
+          checked={settings.disableCommenting}
+          onCheckbox={this.updateDisableCommenting}
+          title={t('configure.disable_commenting_title')}
         >
-          <p>{t('configure.global_switchoff_desc')}</p>
+          <p>{t('configure.disable_commenting_desc')}</p>
           <div
             className={cn(
-              styles.configSettingGlobalSwitchoff,
-              settings.globalSwitchoffEnable ? null : styles.hidden
+              styles.configSettingDisableCommenting,
+              settings.disableCommenting ? null : styles.hidden
             )}
           >
             <MarkdownEditor
               className={styles.descriptionBox}
-              onChange={this.updateGlobalSwitchoffMessage}
-              value={settings.globalSwitchoffMessage}
+              onChange={this.updateDisableCommentingMessage}
+              value={settings.disableCommentingMessage}
             />
           </div>
         </ConfigureCard>
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/containers/StreamSettings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/containers/StreamSettings.js
index 6eaff0d9a..faffb1aec 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/containers/StreamSettings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Configure/containers/StreamSettings.js
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export default compose(
         autoCloseStream
         closedTimeout
         closedMessage
-        globalSwitchoffEnable
-        globalSwitchoffMessage
+        disableCommenting
+        disableCommentingMessage
         ${getSlotFragmentSpreads(slots, 'settings')}
       }
     `,
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/components/Stream.js
index fbe49a069..2b7396720 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/components/Stream.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
       currentUser,
     } = this.props;
     const { keepCommentBox } = this.state;
-    const open = !(asset.isClosed || asset.settings.globalSwitchoffEnable);
+    const open = !(asset.isClosed || asset.settings.disableCommenting);
 
     const banned = get(currentUser, 'status.banned.status');
     const suspensionUntil = get(currentUser, 'status.suspension.until');
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
             {asset.isClosed ? (
               <p>{asset.settings.closedMessage}</p>
             ) : (
-              <Markdown content={asset.settings.globalSwitchoffMessage} />
+              <Markdown content={asset.settings.disableCommentingMessage} />
             )}
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/containers/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/containers/Stream.js
index 99878a9b9..d6ca27558 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/containers/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/tabs/stream/containers/Stream.js
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ const fragments = {
         questionBoxIcon
         closedTimeout
         closedMessage
-        globalSwitchoffEnable
-        globalSwitchoffMessage
+        disableCommenting
+        disableCommentingMessage
         charCountEnable
         charCount
         requireEmailConfirmation
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index dda86291f..07947af6e 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -837,12 +837,12 @@ type Settings {
   # closed.
   closedMessage: String
 
-  # globalSwitchoffEnable will disable commenting site-wide.
-  globalSwitchoffEnable: Boolean
+  # disableCommenting will disable commenting site-wide.
+  disableCommenting: Boolean
 
-  # globalSwitchoffMessage will be shown above the comment stream while
+  # disableCommentingMessage will be shown above the comment stream while
   # commenting is disabled site-wide.
-  globalSwitchoffMessage: String
+  disableCommentingMessage: String
 
   # editCommentWindowLength is the length of time (in milliseconds) after a
   # comment is posted that it can still be edited by the author.
@@ -1307,12 +1307,12 @@ input UpdateSettingsInput {
   # closed.
   closedMessage: String
 
-  # globalSwitchoffEnable will disable commenting site-wide.
-  globalSwitchoffEnable: Boolean
+  # disableCommenting will disable commenting site-wide.
+  disableCommenting: Boolean
 
-  # globalSwitchoffMessage will be shown above the comment stream while
+  # disableCommentingMessage will be shown above the comment stream while
   # commenting is disabled site-wide.
-  globalSwitchoffMessage: String
+  disableCommentingMessage: String
 
   # charCountEnable is true when the character count restriction is enabled.
   charCountEnable: Boolean
diff --git a/locales/de.yml b/locales/de.yml
index 00cbb007c..15404856c 100644
--- a/locales/de.yml
+++ b/locales/de.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ de:
     custom_css_url_desc: "URL eines CSS-Stylesheets zum Überschreiben des Standard-Designs"
     days: Tage
     description: "Als Administrator können Sie die Einstellungen für den Kommentarbereich dieses Artikels anpassen:"
+    disable_commenting_title: "Kommentieren global deaktivieren"
+    disable_commenting_desc: "Verfassen Sie eine Nachricht, die angezeigt wird, solange das Kommentieren deaktiviert ist."
     domain_list_text: "Geben Sie Domains an, für die diese Talk-Instanz freigegeben werden soll, z.B. für lokale Test- oder Produktionsumgebungen (Bsp.: localhost:3000 staging.domain.com domain.com)."
     domain_list_title: "Zugelassene Domains"
     edit_comment_timeframe_heading: "Zeitlimit zur Bearbeitung von Kommentaren"
@@ -136,8 +138,6 @@ de:
     enable_premod_links_description: "Moderatoren müssen jeden Kommentar, der einen Link enthält, freigeben, bevor er veröffentlicht wird."
     enable_questionbox: "Stellen Sie den Lesern eine Frage"
     enable_questionbox_description: "Diese Frage erscheint am Anfang des Kommentarbereichs. Regen Sie eine Diskussion an."
-    global_switchoff_title: "Kommentieren global deaktivieren"
-    global_switchoff_desc: "Verfassen Sie eine Nachricht, die angezeigt wird, solange das Kommentieren deaktiviert ist."
     hours: Stunden
     include_comment_stream: "Einleitung zum Kommentarbereich"
     include_comment_stream_desc: "Verfassen Sie eine Einleitung, die über jedem Kommentarbereich erscheint. Nützlich z.B. für Community-Richtlinien."
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index eae0e43c9..283ec4301 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ en:
     custom_css_url_desc: "URL of a CSS stylesheet that will override default Embed Stream styles. Can be internal or external."
     days: Days
     description: "Change the comment settings on this story."
+    disable_commenting_title: "Deactivate commenting site-wide"
+    disable_commenting_desc: "Write a message that will be displayed while commenting is deactivated."
     domain_list_text: "Enter the domains you would like to permit for Talk e.g. your local staging and production environments (ex. localhost:3000 staging.domain.com domain.com)."
     domain_list_title: "Permitted Domains"
     edit_info: "Edit Info"
@@ -140,8 +142,6 @@ en:
     enable_premod_links_description: "Moderators must approve any comment containing a link before it is published."
     enable_questionbox: "Ask Readers a Question"
     enable_questionbox_description: "This question will appear at the top of this comment stream. Ask readers about a certain issue in the article or pose discussion questions etc."
-    global_switchoff_title: "Deactivate commenting site-wide"
-    global_switchoff_desc: "Write a message that will be displayed while commenting is deactivated."
     hours: Hours
     include_comment_stream: "Include Comment Stream Description for Readers"
     include_comment_stream_desc: "Write a message to be added to the top of your comment stream. Pose a topic include community guidelines etc."
diff --git a/models/schema/setting.js b/models/schema/setting.js
index a896c797e..d75bed29e 100644
--- a/models/schema/setting.js
+++ b/models/schema/setting.js
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ const Setting = new Schema(
       type: String,
       default: 'Expired',
     },
-    globalSwitchoffEnable: {
+    disableCommenting: {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false,
     },
-    globalSwitchoffMessage: {
+    disableCommentingMessage: {
       type: String,
       default: '',
     },
diff --git a/services/moderation/phases/commentingDisabled.js b/services/moderation/phases/commentingDisabled.js
index 8c62d5d98..060da473c 100644
--- a/services/moderation/phases/commentingDisabled.js
+++ b/services/moderation/phases/commentingDisabled.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const { ErrCommentingDisabled } = require('../../../errors');
 // This phase checks to see if commenting is site-wide disabled.
 module.exports = (ctx, comment, { asset }) => {
   // Check to see if the asset has closed commenting...
-  if (asset.settings.globalSwitchoffEnable) {
-    throw new ErrCommentingDisabled(asset.settings.globalSwitchoffMessage);
+  if (asset.settings.disableCommenting) {
+    throw new ErrCommentingDisabled(asset.settings.disableCommentingMessage);
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/server/graph/mutations/createComment.js b/test/server/graph/mutations/createComment.js
index 373045efc..662404bf2 100644
--- a/test/server/graph/mutations/createComment.js
+++ b/test/server/graph/mutations/createComment.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe('graph.mutations.createComment', () => {
         beforeEach(() =>
           AssetModel.create({
             id: '123',
-            settings: { globalSwitchoffEnable: disabled },
+            settings: { disableCommenting: disabled },
           })
         );