diff --git a/cli/templateinit.go b/cli/templateinit.go
index d022d3b555..ad936024a9 100644
--- a/cli/templateinit.go
+++ b/cli/templateinit.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func templateInit() *cobra.Command {
 
 			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), cliui.Styles.Wrap.Render(
 				"A template defines infrastructure as code to be provisioned "+
-					"for individual developer workspaces. Select an example to get started:\n"))
+					"for individual developer workspaces. Select an example to be copied to the active directory:\n"))
 			option, err := cliui.Select(cmd, cliui.SelectOptions{
 				Options: exampleNames,
 			})