diff --git a/tools/migrations/26-05-14--rename_message_click_time_to_dismissed.sql b/tools/migrations/26-05-14--rename_message_click_time_to_dismissed.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695fd1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/migrations/26-05-14--rename_message_click_time_to_dismissed.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- The 26-05-03 migration that created `user_onboarding_message` is already
+-- on master and has run on production. Editing that file in place to rename
+-- the column does nothing on databases that have already applied it. This
+-- forward migration performs the actual rename via ALTER TABLE.
+
+ALTER TABLE user_onboarding_message
+  CHANGE COLUMN message_click_time message_dismissed_time DATETIME NULL;
diff --git a/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user_onboarding_message.py b/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user_onboarding_message.py
index fbc6d719..280ce98b 100644
--- a/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user_onboarding_message.py
+++ b/zeeguu/api/endpoints/user_onboarding_message.py
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ def mark_onboarding_message_shown():
     return json_result(onboarding_data)
 
 
-@api.route("/set_onboarding_message_click_time", methods=["POST"])
+@api.route("/mark_onboarding_message_dismissed", methods=["POST"])
 @cross_domain
 @requires_session
-def set_onboarding_message_click_time():
+def mark_onboarding_message_dismissed():
     data = flask.request.form
     onboarding_message_id = data.get("onboarding_message_id", None)
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def set_onboarding_message_click_time():
     if not user_onboarding_message:
         return json_result({"error": "not found"}, status=404)
 
-    UserOnboardingMessage.update_user_onboarding_message_time(user_onboarding_message.id, db_session)
+    UserOnboardingMessage.set_message_dismissed_time(user_onboarding_message.id, db_session)
     db_session.commit()
 
     return "OK"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zeeguu/api/test/test_onboarding_message.py b/zeeguu/api/test/test_onboarding_message.py
index f69f2816..a4765fda 100644
--- a/zeeguu/api/test/test_onboarding_message.py
+++ b/zeeguu/api/test/test_onboarding_message.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_click_endpoint_refuses_cross_user_update(app, client):
     
     # User 2 tries to click it via a direct DB manipulation attack
     response = other_logged_in.response_from_post(
-        "/set_onboarding_message_click_time",
+        "/mark_onboarding_message_dismissed",
         data={"onboarding_message_id": 2}
     )
     assert response.status_code == 404  # User 2 doesn't have this message
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_click_endpoint_refuses_cross_user_update(app, client):
     from zeeguu.core.model import User
     user1 = User.find(client.email)
     user_msg = UserOnboardingMessage.find_by_user_and_message(user1.id, 2)
-    assert user_msg.message_click_time is None
+    assert user_msg.message_dismissed_time is None
 
 
 def test_find_or_create_idempotency(app):
diff --git a/zeeguu/core/model/user_onboarding_message.py b/zeeguu/core/model/user_onboarding_message.py
index 0f56d952..4e0b6f37 100644
--- a/zeeguu/core/model/user_onboarding_message.py
+++ b/zeeguu/core/model/user_onboarding_message.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 class UserOnboardingMessage(db.Model):
     """
     An onboarding message that was sent to the user.
-    If the user clicks it, the message_click_time will have the datetime
-    when that click was performed. IF not, this field will be null
+    If the user dismisses it, the `message_dismissed_time` will have the datetime
+    when that dismissal was performed. If not, this field will be null
 
     """
     __table_args__ = {"mysql_collate": "utf8_bin"}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class UserOnboardingMessage(db.Model):
     user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey(User.id))
     onboarding_message_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey(OnboardingMessage.id))
     message_shown_time = db.Column(db.DateTime)
-    message_click_time = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True)
+    message_dismissed_time = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True)
 
     def __init__(self, user_id, onboarding_message_id):
         self.user_id = user_id
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ def has_message_shown_time(cls, user_id, onboarding_message_id):
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def update_user_onboarding_message_time(cls, user_onboarding_message_id, db_session):
-        """Set the time when the user clicked/dismissed the message."""
+    def set_message_dismissed_time(cls, user_onboarding_message_id, db_session):
+        """Set the time when the user dismissed the message."""
         user_onboarding_message = cls.find_by_id(user_onboarding_message_id)
         if not user_onboarding_message:
             return None
 
-        user_onboarding_message.message_click_time = datetime.now()
+        user_onboarding_message.message_dismissed_time = datetime.now()
         db_session.add(user_onboarding_message)
         return user_onboarding_message