diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
index ea55e5eb7..88fd9be80 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
           "default": "",
           "pattern": "^$|^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+-)*[a-zA-Z0-9]+/[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$",
           "patternErrorMessage": "Please enter a valid GitHub repository",
-          "markdownDescription": "[For internal use only] The name of the GitHub repository where you can view the progress and results of the \"Run Variant Analysis\" command. The repository should be of the form `<owner>/<repo>`)."
+          "markdownDescription": "[For internal use only] The name of the GitHub repository in which the GitHub Actions workflow is run when using the \"Run Variant Analysis\" command. The repository should be of the form `<owner>/<repo>`)."
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/run-remote-query.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/run-remote-query.ts
index dadef8a9b..075682513 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/run-remote-query.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/run-remote-query.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export async function runRemoteQuery(
     if (!controllerRepo || !REPO_REGEX.test(controllerRepo)) {
       void logger.log(controllerRepo ? 'Invalid controller repository name.' : 'No controller repository defined.');
       controllerRepo = await window.showInputBox({
-        title: 'Controller repository in which to display progress and results of variant analysis',
+        title: 'Controller repository in which to run the GitHub Actions workflow for this variant analysis',
         placeHolder: '<owner>/<repo>',
         prompt: 'Enter the name of a GitHub repository in the format <owner>/<repo>',
         ignoreFocusOut: true,