diff --git a/app/models/packages.py b/app/models/packages.py
index f6fa0a48..fb35aa34 100644
--- a/app/models/packages.py
+++ b/app/models/packages.py
@@ -682,9 +682,9 @@ class Package(db.Model):
 		elif perm == Permission.APPROVE_RELEASE:
 			return (is_maintainer or is_approver) and user.rank.at_least(UserRank.MEMBER if self.approved else UserRank.NEW_MEMBER)
 
-		# Anyone can change the package name when not approved, but only editors when approved
+		# Anyone can change the package name when not approved
 		elif perm == Permission.CHANGE_NAME:
-			return not self.approved or user.rank.at_least(UserRank.EDITOR)
+			return not self.approved
 
 		# Editors can change authors and approve new packages
 		elif perm == Permission.APPROVE_NEW or perm == Permission.CHANGE_AUTHOR:
diff --git a/app/templates/packages/create_edit.html b/app/templates/packages/create_edit.html
index 0e1accb4..428c4ed4 100644
--- a/app/templates/packages/create_edit.html
+++ b/app/templates/packages/create_edit.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			{{ render_field(form.title, class_="pkg_meta col-sm-5") }}
 			{% if package and package.approved and not package.check_perm(current_user, "CHANGE_NAME") %}
 				{{ render_field(form.name, class_="pkg_meta col-sm-4",
-					readonly=True, hint=_("Please open a thread to request a name change")) }}
+					readonly=True, hint=_("You need to unpublish the package to change the name.")) }}
 			{% else %}
 				{{ render_field(form.name, class_="pkg_meta col-sm-4", pattern="[a-z0-9_]+", title=_("Lower case letters (a-z), digits (0-9), and underscores (_) only")) }}
 			{% endif %}