diff --git a/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls b/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls
index fd17a404b3ac0c9f39c789fa997f1afed79c192b..4e3e3edc7d2ef6f4c23ceb9e8c6df8315c4a2be2 100644
--- a/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls
+++ b/texmf/tex/latex/astron/astron.cls
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 % Use lower-case-p for pages references.
 \crefname{page}{page}{pages}
 % Abbreviations for appendix when not at the start of a sentence
-\crefname{appendix}{Appx.}{Appxs.}
+\crefname{appendix}{Appendix}{Appendices}
 \Crefname{appendix}{Appendix}{Appendices}
 % Use § for section references, except at the beginning of sentences.
 \crefformat{section}{\S#2#1#3}