diff --git a/mbsetup/ledit.c b/mbsetup/ledit.c
index 666475d7..2f5b3413 100644
--- a/mbsetup/ledit.c
+++ b/mbsetup/ledit.c
@@ -1920,11 +1920,11 @@ void show_asktype(int y, int x, int val)
 
 
 
-int edit_asktype(int y, int x, int val)
+int edit_asktype(int y, int x, int val, char *help)
 {
     int ch;
 
-    showhelp((char *)"Toggle ^Question mode^ with spacebar, press <Enter> whene done.");
+    showhelp(help);
     do {
 	set_color(YELLOW, BLUE);
 	show_asktype(y, x, val);
diff --git a/mbsetup/ledit.h b/mbsetup/ledit.h
index ea91c0d2..9cedb265 100644
--- a/mbsetup/ledit.h
+++ b/mbsetup/ledit.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void		show_magictype(int, int, int);
 int		edit_magictype(int, int, int);
 char		*get_asktype(int);
 void		show_asktype(int, int, int);
-int		edit_asktype(int, int, int);
+int		edit_asktype(int, int, int, char *);
 char		*get_sessiontype(int);
 void		show_sessiontype(int, int, int);
 int		edit_sessiontype(int, int, int);
diff --git a/mbsetup/m_global.c b/mbsetup/m_global.c
index 9bcfea87..2bff9e50 100644
--- a/mbsetup/m_global.c
+++ b/mbsetup/m_global.c
@@ -498,10 +498,10 @@ void e_newuser(void)
 		case 13:E_BOOL(10,68, CFG.AskAddress, "Ask users ^home address^ in 3 lines")
 		case 14:E_BOOL(11,68, CFG.GiveEmail, "Give new users an ^private email^ box")
 		case 15:E_BOOL(12,68, CFG.AskScreenlen, "Ask new user to set the ^screen length^")
-		case 16:CFG.AskNewmail = 
-			edit_asktype(13,68,CFG.AskNewmail, "Set ^new mail^ check at login, toggle wit space, Enter when done");
-		case 17:CFG.AskNewfiles =
-			edit_asktype(13,68,CFG.AskNewfiles, "Set ^new files^ check at login, toggle wit space, Enter when done");
+		case 16:CFG.AskNewmail = edit_asktype(13,68,CFG.AskNewmail, 
+				(char *)"Set ^new mail^ check at login, toggle wit space, Enter when done");
+		case 17:CFG.AskNewfiles = edit_asktype(13,68,CFG.AskNewfiles, 
+				(char *)"Set ^new files^ check at login, toggle wit space, Enter when done");
 		}
 	};
 }