diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/Condition.js b/src/plugins/condition/Condition.js
index e99ac0e384..dfd21f0636 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/Condition.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/Condition.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import TelemetryCriterion from "./criterion/TelemetryCriterion";
 import { evaluateResults } from './utils/evaluator';
 import { getLatestTimestamp } from './utils/time';
 import AllTelemetryCriterion from "./criterion/AllTelemetryCriterion";
+import {TRIGGER_CONJUNCTION, TRIGGER_LABEL} from "./utils/constants";
 
 /*
 * conditionConfiguration = {
@@ -41,13 +42,14 @@ import AllTelemetryCriterion from "./criterion/AllTelemetryCriterion";
 *   ]
 * }
 */
-export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
+export default class Condition extends EventEmitter {
 
     /**
      * Manages criteria and emits the result of - true or false - based on criteria evaluated.
      * @constructor
      * @param conditionConfiguration: {id: uuid,trigger: enum, criteria: Array of {id: uuid, operation: enum, input: Array, metaDataKey: string, key: {domainObject.identifier} }
      * @param openmct
+     * @param conditionManager
      */
     constructor(conditionConfiguration, openmct, conditionManager) {
         super();
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
             this.createCriteria(conditionConfiguration.configuration.criteria);
         }
         this.trigger = conditionConfiguration.configuration.trigger;
+        this.description = '';
     }
 
     getResult(datum) {
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
         return {
             id: criterionConfiguration.id || uuid(),
             telemetry: criterionConfiguration.telemetry || '',
-            telemetryObject: this.conditionManager.telemetryObjects[this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(criterionConfiguration.telemetry)],
+            telemetryObjects: this.conditionManager.telemetryObjects,
             operation: criterionConfiguration.operation || '',
             input: criterionConfiguration.input === undefined ? [] : criterionConfiguration.input,
             metadata: criterionConfiguration.metadata || ''
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
         criterionConfigurations.forEach((criterionConfiguration) => {
             this.addCriterion(criterionConfiguration);
         });
+        this.updateDescription();
     }
 
     updateCriteria(criterionConfigurations) {
@@ -127,10 +131,11 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
         this.createCriteria(criterionConfigurations);
     }
 
-    updateTelemetry() {
+    updateTelemetryObjects() {
         this.criteria.forEach((criterion) => {
-            criterion.updateTelemetry(this.conditionManager.telemetryObjects);
+            criterion.updateTelemetryObjects(this.conditionManager.telemetryObjects);
         });
+        this.updateDescription();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
             criterion.unsubscribe();
             criterion.off('criterionUpdated', (obj) => this.handleCriterionUpdated(obj));
             this.criteria.splice(found.index, 1, newCriterion);
+            this.updateDescription();
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
             });
             criterion.destroy();
             this.criteria.splice(found.index, 1);
+            this.updateDescription();
 
             return true;
         }
@@ -200,9 +207,30 @@ export default class ConditionClass extends EventEmitter {
         let found = this.findCriterion(criterion.id);
         if (found) {
             this.criteria[found.index] = criterion.data;
+            this.updateDescription();
         }
     }
 
+    updateDescription() {
+        const triggerDescription = this.getTriggerDescription();
+        let description = '';
+        this.criteria.forEach((criterion, index) => {
+            if (!index) {
+                description = `Match if ${triggerDescription.prefix}`;
+            }
+            description = `${description} ${criterion.getDescription()} ${(index < this.criteria.length - 1) ? triggerDescription.conjunction : ''}`;
+        });
+        this.description = description;
+        this.conditionManager.updateConditionDescription(this);
+    }
+
+    getTriggerDescription() {
+        return {
+            conjunction: TRIGGER_CONJUNCTION[this.trigger],
+            prefix: `${TRIGGER_LABEL[this.trigger]}: `
+        };
+    }
+
     requestLADConditionResult() {
         let latestTimestamp;
         let criteriaResults = {};
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManager.js b/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManager.js
index 7c0bbb7a69..a29f338be7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManager.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManager.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
             endpoint,
             this.telemetryReceived.bind(this, endpoint)
         );
-        this.updateConditionTelemetry();
+        this.updateConditionTelemetryObjects();
     }
 
     unsubscribeFromTelemetry(endpointIdentifier) {
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
         this.subscriptions[id]();
         delete this.subscriptions[id];
         delete this.telemetryObjects[id];
-        this.removeConditionTelemetry();
+        this.removeConditionTelemetryObjects();
     }
 
     initialize() {
-        this.conditionClassCollection = [];
+        this.conditions = [];
         if (this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.length) {
             this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.forEach((conditionConfiguration, index) => {
                 this.initCondition(conditionConfiguration, index);
@@ -82,13 +82,14 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
-    updateConditionTelemetry() {
-        this.conditionClassCollection.forEach((condition) => condition.updateTelemetry());
+    updateConditionTelemetryObjects() {
+        this.conditions.forEach((condition) => condition.updateTelemetryObjects());
     }
 
-    removeConditionTelemetry() {
+    removeConditionTelemetryObjects() {
         let conditionsChanged = false;
-        this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.forEach((conditionConfiguration) => {
+        this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.forEach((conditionConfiguration, conditionIndex) => {
+            let conditionChanged = false;
             conditionConfiguration.configuration.criteria.forEach((criterion, index) => {
                 const isAnyAllTelemetry = criterion.telemetry && (criterion.telemetry === 'any' || criterion.telemetry === 'all');
                 if (!isAnyAllTelemetry) {
@@ -100,10 +101,14 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
                         criterion.metadata = '';
                         criterion.input = [];
                         criterion.operation = '';
-                        conditionsChanged = true;
+                        conditionChanged = true;
                     }
                 }
             });
+            if (conditionChanged) {
+                this.updateCondition(conditionConfiguration, conditionIndex);
+                conditionsChanged = true;
+            }
         });
         if (conditionsChanged) {
             this.persistConditions();
@@ -111,18 +116,24 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     updateCondition(conditionConfiguration, index) {
-        let condition = this.conditionClassCollection[index];
-        condition.update(conditionConfiguration);
+        let condition = this.conditions[index];
         this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection[index] = conditionConfiguration;
+        condition.update(conditionConfiguration);
+        this.persistConditions();
+    }
+
+    updateConditionDescription(condition) {
+        const found = this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.find(conditionConfiguration => (conditionConfiguration.id === condition.id));
+        found.summary = condition.description;
         this.persistConditions();
     }
 
     initCondition(conditionConfiguration, index) {
         let condition = new Condition(conditionConfiguration, this.openmct, this);
         if (index !== undefined) {
-            this.conditionClassCollection.splice(index + 1, 0, condition);
+            this.conditions.splice(index + 1, 0, condition);
         } else {
-            this.conditionClassCollection.unshift(condition);
+            this.conditions.unshift(condition);
         }
     }
 
@@ -181,15 +192,15 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     removeCondition(index) {
-        let condition = this.conditionClassCollection[index];
+        let condition = this.conditions[index];
         condition.destroy();
-        this.conditionClassCollection.splice(index, 1);
+        this.conditions.splice(index, 1);
         this.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.splice(index, 1);
         this.persistConditions();
     }
 
     findConditionById(id) {
-        return this.conditionClassCollection.find(conditionClass => conditionClass.id === id);
+        return this.conditions.find(condition => condition.id === id);
     }
 
     reorderConditions(reorderPlan) {
@@ -234,14 +245,14 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     requestLADConditionSetOutput() {
-        if (!this.conditionClassCollection.length) {
+        if (!this.conditions.length) {
             return Promise.resolve([]);
         }
 
         return this.compositionLoad.then(() => {
             let latestTimestamp;
             let conditionResults = {};
-            const conditionRequests = this.conditionClassCollection
+            const conditionRequests = this.conditions
                 .map(condition => condition.requestLADConditionResult());
 
             return Promise.all(conditionRequests)
@@ -281,7 +292,7 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
     isTelemetryUsed(endpoint) {
         const id = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(endpoint.identifier);
 
-        for(const condition of this.conditionClassCollection) {
+        for(const condition of this.conditions) {
             if (condition.isTelemetryUsed(id)) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -300,7 +311,7 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
         let timestamp = {};
         timestamp[timeSystemKey] = normalizedDatum[timeSystemKey];
 
-        this.conditionClassCollection.forEach(condition => {
+        this.conditions.forEach(condition => {
             condition.getResult(normalizedDatum);
         });
 
@@ -364,7 +375,7 @@ export default class ConditionManager extends EventEmitter {
             this.stopObservingForChanges();
         }
 
-        this.conditionClassCollection.forEach((condition) => {
+        this.conditions.forEach((condition) => {
             condition.destroy();
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManagerSpec.js b/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManagerSpec.js
index 2f9a6c3499..483053ba4e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManagerSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/ConditionManagerSpec.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('ConditionManager', () => {
 
     it('creates a conditionCollection with a default condition', function () {
         expect(conditionMgr.conditionSetDomainObject.configuration.conditionCollection.length).toEqual(1);
-        let defaultConditionId = conditionMgr.conditionClassCollection[0].id;
+        let defaultConditionId = conditionMgr.conditions[0].id;
         expect(defaultConditionId).toEqual(mockCondition.id);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/ConditionSpec.js b/src/plugins/condition/ConditionSpec.js
index 5cd0c33558..d887771647 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/ConditionSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/ConditionSpec.js
@@ -36,19 +36,20 @@ describe("The condition", function () {
 
     beforeEach (() => {
         conditionManager = jasmine.createSpyObj('conditionManager',
-            ['on']
+            ['on', 'updateConditionDescription']
         );
         mockTelemetryReceived = jasmine.createSpy('listener');
         conditionManager.on('telemetryReceived', mockTelemetryReceived);
+        conditionManager.updateConditionDescription.and.returnValue(function () {});
 
         testTelemetryObject = {
             identifier:{ namespace: "", key: "test-object"},
             type: "test-object",
             name: "Test Object",
             telemetry: {
-                values: [{
-                    key: "value",
-                    name: "Value",
+                valueMetadatas: [{
+                    key: "some-key",
+                    name: "Some attribute",
                     hints: {
                         range: 2
                     }
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe("The condition", function () {
         openmct.telemetry = jasmine.createSpyObj('telemetry', ['isTelemetryObject', 'subscribe', 'getMetadata']);
         openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject.and.returnValue(true);
         openmct.telemetry.subscribe.and.returnValue(function () {});
-        openmct.telemetry.getMetadata.and.returnValue(testTelemetryObject.telemetry.values);
+        openmct.telemetry.getMetadata.and.returnValue(testTelemetryObject.telemetry);
 
         mockTimeSystems = {
             key: 'utc'
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/components/Condition.vue b/src/plugins/condition/components/Condition.vue
index 6f1deb7d3c..51c58b6da3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/components/Condition.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/components/Condition.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
             <span class="c-condition__name">{{ condition.configuration.name }}</span>
             <span class="c-condition__summary">
-                <template v-if="!canEvaluateCriteria">
+                <template v-if="!condition.isDefault && !canEvaluateCriteria">
                     Define criteria
                 </template>
                 <span v-else>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export default {
             keys.forEach((trigger) => {
                 triggerOptions.push({
                     value: TRIGGER[trigger],
-                    label: TRIGGER_LABEL[TRIGGER[trigger]]
+                    label: `when ${TRIGGER_LABEL[TRIGGER[trigger]]}`
                 });
             });
             return triggerOptions;
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionCollection.vue b/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionCollection.vue
index 54c797d966..3f7ba73c30 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionCollection.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionCollection.vue
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ export default {
         },
         observeForChanges() {
             this.stopObservingForChanges = this.openmct.objects.observe(this.domainObject, 'configuration.conditionCollection', (newConditionCollection) => {
-                this.conditionCollection = newConditionCollection;
+                //this forces children to re-render
+                this.conditionCollection = newConditionCollection.map(condition => condition);
                 this.updateDefaultCondition();
             });
         },
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionDescription.vue b/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionDescription.vue
index 3bfd121e6b..c7cc42ae0e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionDescription.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionDescription.vue
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     >
         {{ condition.configuration.name }}
     </span>
-    <span v-for="(criterionDescription, index) in criterionDescriptions"
-          :key="criterionDescription"
-          class="c-style__condition-desc__text"
+    <span class="c-style__condition-desc__text"
+          v-if="!condition.isDefault"
     >
-        <template v-if="!index">When</template>
-        {{ criterionDescription }}
-        <template v-if="index < (criterionDescriptions.length-1)">{{ triggerDescription }}</template>
+        {{ description }}
+    </span>
+    <span class="c-style__condition-desc__text"
+          v-else
+    >
+        Match if no other condition is matched
     </span>
 </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { TRIGGER } from "@/plugins/condition/utils/constants";
-import { OPERATIONS } from "@/plugins/condition/utils/operations";
 
 export default {
     name: 'ConditionDescription',
@@ -59,95 +59,9 @@ export default {
             }
         }
     },
-    data() {
-        return {
-            criterionDescriptions: [],
-            triggerDescription: ''
-        }
-    },
-    watch: {
-        condition: {
-            handler(val) {
-                this.getConditionDescription();
-            },
-            deep: true
-        }
-    },
-    mounted() {
-        this.getConditionDescription();
-    },
-    methods: {
-        getTriggerDescription(trigger) {
-            let description = '';
-            switch(trigger) {
-            case TRIGGER.ANY:
-            case TRIGGER.XOR:
-                description = 'or';
-                break;
-            case TRIGGER.ALL:
-            case TRIGGER.NOT: description = 'and';
-                break;
-            }
-            return description;
-        },
-        getConditionDescription() {
-            if (this.condition) {
-                this.triggerDescription =  this.getTriggerDescription(this.condition.configuration.trigger);
-                this.criterionDescriptions = [];
-                this.condition.configuration.criteria.forEach((criterion, index) => {
-                    this.getCriterionDescription(criterion, index);
-                });
-                if (this.condition.isDefault) {
-                    this.criterionDescriptions.splice(0, 0, 'all else fails');
-                }
-            } else {
-                this.criterionDescriptions = [];
-            }
-        },
-        getCriterionDescription(criterion, index) {
-            if (!criterion.telemetry) {
-                let description = `Unknown ${criterion.metadata} ${this.getOperatorText(criterion.operation, criterion.input)}`;
-                this.criterionDescriptions.splice(index, 0, description);
-            } else if (criterion.telemetry === 'all' || criterion.telemetry === 'any') {
-                const telemetryDescription = criterion.telemetry === 'all' ? 'All telemetry' : 'Any telemetry';
-                let description = `${telemetryDescription} ${criterion.metadata} ${this.getOperatorText(criterion.operation, criterion.input)}`;
-                this.criterionDescriptions.splice(index, 0, description);
-            } else {
-                this.openmct.objects.get(criterion.telemetry).then((telemetryObject) => {
-                    if (telemetryObject.type === 'unknown') {
-                        let description = `Unknown ${criterion.metadata} ${this.getOperatorText(criterion.operation, criterion.input)}`;
-                        this.criterionDescriptions.splice(index, 0, description);
-                    } else {
-                        let metadataValue = criterion.metadata;
-                        let inputValue = criterion.input;
-                        if (criterion.metadata) {
-                            this.telemetryMetadata = this.openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(telemetryObject);
-
-                            const metadataObj = this.telemetryMetadata.valueMetadatas.find((metadata) => metadata.key === criterion.metadata);
-                            if (metadataObj) {
-                                if (metadataObj.name) {
-                                    metadataValue = metadataObj.name;
-                                }
-                                if(metadataObj.enumerations && inputValue.length) {
-                                    if (metadataObj.enumerations[inputValue[0]] && metadataObj.enumerations[inputValue[0]].string) {
-                                        inputValue = [metadataObj.enumerations[inputValue[0]].string];
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        let description = `${telemetryObject.name} ${metadataValue} ${this.getOperatorText(criterion.operation, inputValue)}`;
-                        if (this.criterionDescriptions[index]) {
-                            this.criterionDescriptions[index] = description;
-                        } else {
-                            this.criterionDescriptions.splice(index, 0, description);
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-        },
-        getOperatorText(operationName, values) {
-            const found = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === operationName);
-            return found ? found.getDescription(values) : '';
+    computed: {
+        description() {
+            return this.condition ? this.condition.summary : '';
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionError.vue b/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionError.vue
index 8a23c4a15b..461e76c393 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionError.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/components/ConditionError.vue
@@ -66,22 +66,13 @@ export default {
             }
         },
         getCriterionErrors(criterion, index) {
-            if (!criterion.telemetry) {
+            //It is sufficient to check for absence of telemetry here since the condition manager ensures that telemetry for a criterion is set if it exists
+            const isInvalidTelemetry = !criterion.telemetry && (criterion.telemetry !== 'all' && criterion.telemetry !== 'any');
+            if (isInvalidTelemetry) {
                 this.conditionErrors.push({
                     message: ERROR.TELEMETRY_NOT_FOUND,
                     additionalInfo: ''
                 });
-            } else {
-                if (criterion.telemetry !== 'all' && criterion.telemetry !== 'any') {
-                    this.openmct.objects.get(criterion.telemetry).then((telemetryObject) => {
-                        if (telemetryObject.type === 'unknown') {
-                            this.conditionErrors.push({
-                                message: ERROR.TELEMETRY_NOT_FOUND,
-                                additionalInfo: criterion.telemetry ? `Key: ${this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(criterion.telemetry)}` : ''
-                            });
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/components/Criterion.vue b/src/plugins/condition/components/Criterion.vue
index b9ce99604f..83b9bfa160 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/components/Criterion.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/components/Criterion.vue
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                     <input v-model="criterion.input[inputIndex]"
                            class="c-cdef__control__input"
                            :type="setInputType"
-                           @blur="persist"
+                           @change="persist"
                     >
                     <span v-if="inputIndex < inputCount-1">and</span>
                 </span>
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 <script>
 import { OPERATIONS } from '../utils/operations';
 import { INPUT_TYPES } from '../utils/operations';
+import {TRIGGER_CONJUNCTION} from "../utils/constants";
 
 export default {
     inject: ['openmct'],
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ export default {
     },
     computed: {
         setRowLabel: function () {
-            let operator = this.trigger === 'all' ? 'and ': 'or ';
-            return (this.index !== 0 ? operator : '') + 'when';
+            let operator = TRIGGER_CONJUNCTION[this.trigger];
+            return (this.index !== 0 ? operator : '') + ' when';
         },
         filteredOps: function () {
             return this.operations.filter(op => op.appliesTo.indexOf(this.operationFormat) !== -1);
@@ -178,17 +179,18 @@ export default {
     methods: {
         checkTelemetry() {
             if(this.criterion.telemetry) {
-                if (this.criterion.telemetry === 'any' || this.criterion.telemetry === 'all') {
-                    this.updateMetadataOptions();
+                const isAnyAllTelemetry = this.criterion.telemetry === 'any' || this.criterion.telemetry === 'all';
+                const telemetryForCriterionExists = this.telemetry.find((telemetryObj) => this.openmct.objects.areIdsEqual(this.criterion.telemetry, telemetryObj.identifier));
+                if (!isAnyAllTelemetry &&
+                    !telemetryForCriterionExists) {
+                    //telemetry being used was removed. So reset this criterion.
+                    this.criterion.telemetry = '';
+                    this.criterion.metadata = '';
+                    this.criterion.input = [];
+                    this.criterion.operation = '';
+                    this.persist();
                 } else {
-                    if (!this.telemetry.find((telemetryObj) => this.openmct.objects.areIdsEqual(this.criterion.telemetry, telemetryObj.identifier))) {
-                        //telemetry being used was removed. So reset this criterion.
-                        this.criterion.telemetry = '';
-                        this.criterion.metadata = '';
-                        this.criterion.input = [];
-                        this.criterion.operation = '';
-                        this.persist();
-                    }
+                    this.updateMetadataOptions();
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -221,19 +223,17 @@ export default {
                 this.persist();
             }
             if (this.criterion.telemetry) {
-                const telemetry = (this.criterion.telemetry === 'all' || this.criterion.telemetry === 'any') ? this.telemetry : [{
-                    identifier: this.criterion.telemetry
-                }];
-
-                let telemetryPromises = telemetry.map((telemetryObject) => this.openmct.objects.get(telemetryObject.identifier));
-                Promise.all(telemetryPromises).then(telemetryObjects => {
-                    this.telemetryMetadataOptions = [];
-                    telemetryObjects.forEach(telemetryObject => {
-                        let telemetryMetadata = this.openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(telemetryObject);
-                        this.addMetaDataOptions(telemetryMetadata.values());
-                    });
-                    this.updateOperations();
+                let telemetryObjects = this.telemetry;
+                if (this.criterion.telemetry !== 'all' && this.criterion.telemetry !== 'any') {
+                    const found = this.telemetry.find(telemetryObj => (this.openmct.objects.areIdsEqual(telemetryObj.identifier, this.criterion.telemetry)));
+                    telemetryObjects = found ? [found] : [];
+                }
+                this.telemetryMetadataOptions = [];
+                telemetryObjects.forEach(telemetryObject => {
+                    let telemetryMetadata = this.openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(telemetryObject);
+                    this.addMetaDataOptions(telemetryMetadata.values());
                 });
+                this.updateOperations();
             }
         },
         addMetaDataOptions(options) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/criterion/AllTelemetryCriterion.js b/src/plugins/condition/criterion/AllTelemetryCriterion.js
index 6e5142995e..71ca16475a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/criterion/AllTelemetryCriterion.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/criterion/AllTelemetryCriterion.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import TelemetryCriterion from './TelemetryCriterion';
 import { evaluateResults } from "../utils/evaluator";
 import { getLatestTimestamp } from '../utils/time';
+import { getOperatorText } from "@/plugins/condition/utils/operations";
 
 export default class AllTelemetryCriterion extends TelemetryCriterion {
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export default class AllTelemetryCriterion extends TelemetryCriterion {
         return (this.telemetry === 'any' || this.telemetry === 'all') && this.metadata && this.operation;
     }
 
-    updateTelemetry(telemetryObjects) {
+    updateTelemetryObjects(telemetryObjects) {
         this.telemetryObjects = { ...telemetryObjects };
         this.removeTelemetryDataCache();
     }
@@ -159,6 +160,25 @@ export default class AllTelemetryCriterion extends TelemetryCriterion {
             });
     }
 
+    getDescription() {
+        const telemetryDescription = this.telemetry === 'all' ? 'all telemetry' : 'any telemetry';
+        let metadataValue = this.metadata;
+        let inputValue = this.input;
+        if (this.metadata) {
+            const telemetryObjects = Object.values(this.telemetryObjects);
+            for (let i=0; i < telemetryObjects.length; i++) {
+                const telemetryObject = telemetryObjects[i];
+                const metadataObject = this.getMetaDataObject(telemetryObject, this.metadata);
+                if (metadataObject) {
+                    metadataValue = this.getMetadataValueFromMetaData(metadataObject) || this.metadata;
+                    inputValue = this.getInputValueFromMetaData(metadataObject, this.input) || this.input;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return `${telemetryDescription} ${metadataValue} ${getOperatorText(this.operation, inputValue)}`;
+    }
+
     destroy() {
         delete this.telemetryObjects;
         delete this.telemetryDataCache;
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterion.js b/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterion.js
index fd710685b8..c941c18f02 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterion.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterion.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 import EventEmitter from 'EventEmitter';
-import { OPERATIONS } from '../utils/operations';
+import { OPERATIONS, getOperatorText } from '../utils/operations';
 
 export default class TelemetryCriterion extends EventEmitter {
 
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ export default class TelemetryCriterion extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     initialize() {
-        this.telemetryObject = this.telemetryDomainObjectDefinition.telemetryObject;
         this.telemetryObjectIdAsString = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(this.telemetryDomainObjectDefinition.telemetry);
+        this.updateTelemetryObjects(this.telemetryDomainObjectDefinition.telemetryObjects);
     }
 
     isValid() {
         return this.telemetryObject && this.metadata && this.operation;
     }
 
-    updateTelemetry(telemetryObjects) {
+    updateTelemetryObjects(telemetryObjects) {
         this.telemetryObject = telemetryObjects[this.telemetryObjectIdAsString];
     }
 
@@ -153,6 +153,51 @@ export default class TelemetryCriterion extends EventEmitter {
         });
     }
 
+    getMetaDataObject(telemetryObject, metadata) {
+        let metadataObject;
+        if (metadata) {
+            const telemetryMetadata = this.openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(telemetryObject);
+            metadataObject = telemetryMetadata.valueMetadatas.find((valueMetadata) => valueMetadata.key === metadata);
+        }
+        return metadataObject;
+    }
+
+    getInputValueFromMetaData(metadataObject, input) {
+        let inputValue;
+        if (metadataObject) {
+            if(metadataObject.enumerations && input.length) {
+                const enumeration = metadataObject.enumerations[input[0]];
+                if (enumeration !== undefined && enumeration.string) {
+                    inputValue = [enumeration.string];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return inputValue;
+    }
+
+    getMetadataValueFromMetaData(metadataObject) {
+        let metadataValue;
+        if (metadataObject) {
+            if (metadataObject.name) {
+                metadataValue = metadataObject.name;
+            }
+        }
+        return metadataValue;
+    }
+
+    getDescription(criterion, index) {
+        let description;
+        if (!this.telemetry || !this.telemetryObject || (this.telemetryObject.type === 'unknown')) {
+            description = `Unknown ${this.metadata} ${getOperatorText(this.operation, this.input)}`;
+        } else {
+            const metadataObject = this.getMetaDataObject(this.telemetryObject, this.metadata);
+            const metadataValue = this.getMetadataValueFromMetaData(metadataObject) || this.metadata;
+            const inputValue = this.getInputValueFromMetaData(metadataObject, this.input) || this.input;
+            description = `${this.telemetryObject.name} ${metadataValue} ${getOperatorText(this.operation, inputValue)}`;
+        }
+
+        return description;
+    }
 
     destroy() {
         delete this.telemetryObject;
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterionSpec.js b/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterionSpec.js
index a5ff94c7e0..340c6d2212 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterionSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/criterion/TelemetryCriterionSpec.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe("The telemetry criterion", function () {
             operation: 'textContains',
             metadata: 'value',
             input: ['Hell'],
-            telemetryObject: testTelemetryObject
+            telemetryObjects: {[testTelemetryObject.identifier.key]: testTelemetryObject}
         };
 
         mockListener = jasmine.createSpy('listener');
@@ -109,13 +109,4 @@ describe("The telemetry criterion", function () {
         });
         expect(telemetryCriterion.result).toBeTrue();
     });
-
-    // it("does not return a result on new data from irrelavant telemetry providers", function () {
-    //     telemetryCriterion.getResult({
-    //         value: 'Hello',
-    //         utc: 'Hi',
-    //         id: '1234'
-    //     });
-    //     expect(telemetryCriterion.result).toBeFalse();
-    // });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/utils/constants.js b/src/plugins/condition/utils/constants.js
index 9ccd08436e..881fc75eea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/utils/constants.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/utils/constants.js
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@ export const TRIGGER = {
 };
 
 export const TRIGGER_LABEL = {
-    'any': 'when any criteria are met',
-    'all': 'when all criteria are met',
-    'not': 'when no criteria are met',
-    'xor': 'when only one criteria is met'
+    'any': 'any criteria are met',
+    'all': 'all criteria are met',
+    'not': 'no criteria are met',
+    'xor': 'only one criterion is met'
+};
+
+export const TRIGGER_CONJUNCTION = {
+    'any': 'or',
+    'all': 'and',
+    'not': 'and',
+    'xor': 'or'
 };
 
 export const STYLE_CONSTANTS = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/utils/evaluator.js b/src/plugins/condition/utils/evaluator.js
index 1b1ecb71a5..1f3aa00825 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/utils/evaluator.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/utils/evaluator.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const evaluateResults = (results, trigger) => {
 
 function matchAll(results) {
     for (const result of results) {
-        if (!result) {
+        if (result !== true) {
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function matchAll(results) {
 
 function matchAny(results) {
     for (const result of results) {
-        if (result) {
+        if (result === true) {
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function matchAny(results) {
 function matchExact(results, target) {
     let matches = 0;
     for (const result of results) {
-        if (result) {
+        if (result === true) {
             matches++;
         }
         if (matches > target) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/utils/operations.js b/src/plugins/condition/utils/operations.js
index 86d67d47d9..0a89fd6a84 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/utils/operations.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/utils/operations.js
@@ -250,12 +250,12 @@ export const OPERATIONS = [
         }
     },
     {
-        name: 'valueIs',
+        name: 'isOneOf',
         operation: function (input) {
             const lhsValue = input[0] !== undefined ? input[0].toString() : '';
             if (input[1]) {
                 const values = input[1].split(',');
-                return values.find((value) => lhsValue === value.toString().trim());
+                return values.some((value) => lhsValue === value.toString().trim());
             }
             return false;
         },
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ export const OPERATIONS = [
         }
     },
     {
-        name: 'valueIsNot',
+        name: 'isNotOneOf',
         operation: function (input) {
             const lhsValue = input[0] !== undefined ? input[0].toString() : '';
             if (input[1]) {
                 const values = input[1].split(',');
-                const found = values.find((value) => lhsValue === value.toString().trim());
+                const found = values.some((value) => lhsValue === value.toString().trim());
                 return !found;
             }
             return false;
@@ -290,3 +290,8 @@ export const INPUT_TYPES = {
     'string': 'text',
     'number': 'number'
 };
+
+export const getOperatorText = (operationName, values) => {
+    const found = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === operationName);
+    return found ? found.getDescription(values) : '';
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/condition/utils/operationsSpec.js b/src/plugins/condition/utils/operationsSpec.js
index ccd0ad3414..f3c898d8ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/condition/utils/operationsSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/condition/utils/operationsSpec.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 import { OPERATIONS } from "./operations";
-let isOneOfOperation = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'valueIs');
-let isNotOneOfOperation = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'valueIsNot');
+let isOneOfOperation = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'isOneOf');
+let isNotOneOfOperation = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'isNotOneOf');
 let isBetween = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'between');
 let isNotBetween = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'notBetween');
 let enumIsOperation = OPERATIONS.find((operation) => operation.name === 'enumValueIs');