diff --git a/ui/src/components/lead-forms/EnterpriseModal.tsx b/ui/src/components/lead-forms/EnterpriseModal.tsx
index eb3af122..74217601 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/lead-forms/EnterpriseModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/lead-forms/EnterpriseModal.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function EnterpriseModal({ open, onOpenChange, source, prefill }: Enterpr
         },
         token,
       });
-      toast.success("Thanks - our team will reach out about enterprise deployment.");
+      toast.success("Check your inbox — we just emailed you the next steps (give it a minute).");
       reset();
       onOpenChange(false);
     } catch {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/lead-forms/HireExpertModal.tsx b/ui/src/components/lead-forms/HireExpertModal.tsx
index f6e4fe61..25c85d83 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/lead-forms/HireExpertModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/lead-forms/HireExpertModal.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function HireExpertModal({ open, onOpenChange, source, onOpenEnterprise }
         payload: { name, company, jobTitle, agentGoal, phone, volume },
         token,
       });
-      toast.success("Thanks - we'll reach out about building your agent.");
+      toast.success("Check your inbox — we just emailed you the next steps (give it a minute).");
       reset();
       onOpenChange(false);
     } catch {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/lead-forms/OnboardingModal.tsx b/ui/src/components/lead-forms/OnboardingModal.tsx
index c87fe749..487d3015 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/lead-forms/OnboardingModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/lead-forms/OnboardingModal.tsx
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ export function OnboardingModal({ open, onComplete }: OnboardingModalProps) {
             },
             token,
           });
+          // Only the on-prem/enterprise lead path sends an email; plain
+          // onboarding does not. Confirm the email just for this path.
+          toast.success("Check your inbox — we just emailed you the next steps (give it a minute).");
         }
       } catch {
         // Swallowed — the user is already in the product; network calls are