diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/utils/utils.test.ts b/frontend/__tests__/utils/utils.test.ts
index 91e9ba031b..8fc286d4b1 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/utils/utils.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/utils/utils.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { I18nKey } from "#/i18n/declaration";
 // Mock translations
 const t = (key: string) => {
   const translations: { [key: string]: string } = {
-    COMMON$WAITING_FOR_SANDBOX: "Waiting For Sandbox",
+    COMMON$WAITING_FOR_SANDBOX: "Waiting for sandbox",
     COMMON$STOPPING: "Stopping",
     COMMON$STARTING: "Starting",
     COMMON$SERVER_STOPPED: "Server stopped",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe("getStatusText", () => {
       t,
     });
 
-    expect(result).toBe(t(I18nKey.COMMON$WAITING_FOR_SANDBOX));
+    expect(result).toBe("Waiting for sandbox");
   });
 
   it("returns task detail when task status is ERROR and detail exists", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts b/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts
index 849d65fbdf..80f40158f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ interface GetStatusTextArgs {
  *   isStartingStatus: false,
  *   isStopStatus: false,
  *   curAgentState: AgentState.RUNNING
- * }) // Returns "Waiting For Sandbox"
+ * }) // Returns "Waiting for sandbox"
  */
 export function getStatusText({
   isPausing = false,
@@ -866,13 +866,13 @@ export function getStatusText({
       return t(I18nKey.CONVERSATION$READY);
     }
 
-    // Format status text: "WAITING_FOR_SANDBOX" -> "Waiting for sandbox"
+    // Format status text with sentence case: "WAITING_FOR_SANDBOX" -> "Waiting for sandbox"
     return (
       taskDetail ||
       taskStatus
         .toLowerCase()
         .replace(/_/g, " ")
-        .replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase())
+        .replace(/^\w/, (c) => c.toUpperCase())
     );
   }