diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index 6cf0d6d8217..1b188508e93 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     "DataScience.variableExplorerTypeColumn": "Type",
     "DataScience.variableExplorerCountColumn": "Size",
     "DataScience.variableExplorerValueColumn": "Value",
-    "DataScience.showDataExplorerTooltip": "Show variable in data viewer.",
+    "DataScience.showDataExplorerTooltip": "Show variable in data viewer",
     "DataScience.dataExplorerInvalidVariableFormat": "'{0}' is not an active variable.",
     "DataScience.jupyterGetVariablesExecutionError": "Failure during variable extraction:\r\n{0}",
     "DataScience.loadingMessage": "loading ...",
diff --git a/src/webviews/webview-side/interactive-common/variableExplorerButtonCellFormatter.tsx b/src/webviews/webview-side/interactive-common/variableExplorerButtonCellFormatter.tsx
index 4d7bbd95500..cf391feed1c 100644
--- a/src/webviews/webview-side/interactive-common/variableExplorerButtonCellFormatter.tsx
+++ b/src/webviews/webview-side/interactive-common/variableExplorerButtonCellFormatter.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class VariableExplorerButtonCellFormatter extends React.Component<IVariab
                             baseTheme={this.props.baseTheme}
                             tooltip={getLocString(
                                 'DataScience.showDataExplorerTooltip',
-                                'Show variable in data viewer.'
+                                'Show variable in data viewer'
                             )}
                             onClick={this.onDataExplorerClick}
                         >