diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/generate.py b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/generate.py
index 5f4fa82fc..e3f84a924 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/generate.py
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/generate.py
@@ -269,5 +269,5 @@ async def handle_exc(self, e: Exception, message: HumanChatMessage):
         with log_path.open("w") as log:
             traceback.print_exc(file=log)
 
-        response = f"An error occurred while generating the notebook. The error details have been saved to `./{log_path}`.\n\nSome language models require multiple `/generate` attempts before a notebook is generated."
+        response = f"An error occurred while generating the notebook. The error details have been saved to `./{log_path}`.\n\nTry running `/generate` again, as some language models require multiple attempts before a notebook is generated."
         self.reply(response, message)