diff --git a/cli/src/cli_util.rs b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
index 603b50b9f..f3c0b3637 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -2688,7 +2688,7 @@ fn resolve_default_command(
                 )?;
                 writeln!(
                     ui.hint(),
-                    "Set the config `ui.default-command = \"log\"` to disable this message."
+                    "Run `jj config set --user ui.default-command log` to disable this message."
                 )?;
             }
             let default_command = config
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs b/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs
index 8e4562290..1d0ab065a 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn test_no_subcommand() {
     let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(test_env.env_root(), &[]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
     Hint: Use `jj -h` for a list of available commands.
-    Set the config `ui.default-command = "log"` to disable this message.
+    Run `jj config set --user ui.default-command log` to disable this message.
     Error: There is no jj repo in "."
     "###);