diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 22654affd9c..50f4ef57d12 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -3595,6 +3595,10 @@
     "messageformat": "Call link",
     "description": "Shown in the call lobby for a call link."
   },
+  "icu:CallControls__InfoDisplay--group-call": {
+    "messageformat": "Group call",
+    "description": "Shown in the call lobby before starting a group call."
+  },
   "icu:CallControls__InfoDisplay--adhoc-join-request-pending": {
     "messageformat": "Waiting to be let in",
     "description": "Shown in the call lobby for call link calls when requesting to join a call which requires admin approval."
@@ -4771,6 +4775,10 @@
     "messageformat": "You are already in a call",
     "description": "(Deleted 2024/08/28) Tooltip text for video or voice call button in Contact Details modal"
   },
+  "icu:ContactModal--voice": {
+    "messageformat": "Voice",
+    "description": "Text for button to start a new voice call in the Contact Details modal"
+  },
   "icu:showChatColorEditor": {
     "messageformat": "Chat color",
     "description": "This is a button in the conversation context menu to show the chat color editor"
diff --git a/ts/components/CallParticipantCount.tsx b/ts/components/CallParticipantCount.tsx
index 5e02ed5c9cd..6aed12c23d3 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallParticipantCount.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallParticipantCount.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
 import { CallMode } from '../types/CallDisposition';
 
 export type PropsType = {
-  callMode: CallMode;
+  callMode: CallMode.Group | CallMode.Adhoc;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   isAdhocJoinRequestPending?: boolean;
   groupMemberCount?: number;
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ export function CallParticipantCount({
   callMode,
   i18n,
   isAdhocJoinRequestPending,
-  groupMemberCount,
   participantCount,
   toggleParticipants,
 }: PropsType): JSX.Element {
   const isToggleVisible =
     Boolean(participantCount) || callMode === CallMode.Adhoc;
-  const count = participantCount || groupMemberCount || 1;
+
+  // 1 is for yourself, when the call has started but no peek info is available
+  const count = participantCount || 1;
+
   let innerText: string | undefined;
   if (callMode === CallMode.Adhoc) {
     if (isAdhocJoinRequestPending) {
@@ -34,7 +36,10 @@ export function CallParticipantCount({
     } else if (!participantCount) {
       innerText = i18n('icu:CallControls__InfoDisplay--adhoc-call');
     }
+  } else if (!participantCount) {
+    innerText = i18n('icu:CallControls__InfoDisplay--group-call');
   }
+
   if (!innerText) {
     innerText = i18n('icu:CallControls__InfoDisplay--participants', {
       count,
diff --git a/ts/components/CallingLobby.tsx b/ts/components/CallingLobby.tsx
index 5d834cea3e8..dff35863d81 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallingLobby.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallingLobby.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ export function CallingLobby({
           callMode={callMode}
           i18n={i18n}
           isAdhocJoinRequestPending={isAdhocJoinRequestPending}
-          groupMemberCount={groupMembers?.length ?? 0}
           participantCount={peekedParticipants.length}
           toggleParticipants={toggleParticipants}
         />
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ export function CallingLobby({
     i18n,
     hasLocalVideo,
     hasLocalAudio,
-    groupMembers?.length,
     toggleParticipants,
   ]);
 
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ContactModal.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ContactModal.tsx
index 296f6491083..483b9ace68d 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ContactModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ContactModal.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export function ContactModal({
             onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation(conversationId);
           }}
         >
-          {i18n('icu:audio')}
+          {i18n('icu:ContactModal--voice')}
         </Button>
       );