diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/learn.py b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/learn.py
index 5fef20d33..40cae643b 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/learn.py
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/learn.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async def relearn(self, metadata: IndexMetadata):
         )
         message = f"""🎉 I am done learning about documents in these directories:
         {dir_list} I am ready to answer questions about them.
-        You can ask me about these documents by prefixing your message with **/ask**."""
+        You can ask me about these documents by starting your message with **/ask**."""
         self.reply(message)
 
     def create(