diff --git a/tests/exit.expect b/tests/exit.expect
index 6c0756675..f6490d2ce 100644
--- a/tests/exit.expect
+++ b/tests/exit.expect
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ expect -re "There are still jobs active:\r
    PID  Command\r
  *\\d+  sleep 111 &\r
 \r
-Use `disown PID` to let them live independently from fish.\r
-A second attempt to exit will terminate them.\r"
+A second attempt to exit will terminate them.\r
+Use 'disown PID' to remove jobs from the list without terminating them.\r"
 expect_prompt
 
 # Running anything other than `exit` should result in the same warning with
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ expect -re "There are still jobs active:\r
   *\\d+  sleep 113 &\r
   *\\d+  sleep 111 &\r
 \r
-Use `disown PID` to let them live independently from fish.\r
-A second attempt to exit will terminate them.\r"
+A second attempt to exit will terminate them.\r
+Use 'disown PID' to remove jobs from the list without terminating them.\r"
 expect_prompt
 
 # Verify that asking to exit a second time does so.