diff --git a/frontend/components/TargetLabelSelector/TargetLabelSelector.tsx b/frontend/components/TargetLabelSelector/TargetLabelSelector.tsx
index d4fe8c6468..6e17037477 100644
--- a/frontend/components/TargetLabelSelector/TargetLabelSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/TargetLabelSelector/TargetLabelSelector.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ interface ITargetLabelSelectorProps {
   customTargetOptions: IDropdownOption[];
   selectedLabels: Record<string, boolean>;
   labels: ILabelSummary[];
-  /** set this prop to show a help text. If it is encluded then it will override
+  /** set this prop to show a help text. If it is included then it will override
    * the selected options defined `helpText`
    */
   dropdownHelpText?: ReactNode;
diff --git a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareAddPage/SoftwareAppStoreVpp/SoftwareVppForm/SoftwareVppForm.tsx b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareAddPage/SoftwareAppStoreVpp/SoftwareVppForm/SoftwareVppForm.tsx
index 4612d1b22e..3e09c11836 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareAddPage/SoftwareAppStoreVpp/SoftwareVppForm/SoftwareVppForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/SoftwarePage/SoftwareAddPage/SoftwareAppStoreVpp/SoftwareVppForm/SoftwareVppForm.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import TargetLabelSelector from "components/TargetLabelSelector";
 import SoftwareIcon from "pages/SoftwarePage/components/icons/SoftwareIcon";
 import {
   CUSTOM_TARGET_OPTIONS,
+  generateHelpText,
   generateSelectedLabels,
   getCustomTarget,
   getTargetType,
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ const SoftwareVppForm = ({
             onSelectCustomTarget={onSelectCustomTargetOption}
             onSelectLabel={onSelectLabel}
             labels={labels || []}
+            dropdownHelpText={
+              generateHelpText("manual", formData.customTarget) // maps to manual install help text
+            }
           />
           {renderSelfServiceContent(softwareVppForEdit.platform)}
         </div>
@@ -253,6 +257,9 @@ const SoftwareVppForm = ({
             onSelectCustomTarget={onSelectCustomTargetOption}
             onSelectLabel={onSelectLabel}
             labels={labels || []}
+            dropdownHelpText={
+              generateHelpText("manual", formData.customTarget) // maps to manual install help text
+            }
           />
           {renderSelfServiceContent(
             ("selectedApp" in formData &&