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 2ef93fd67..77b94aa96 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/run-remote-query.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/remote-queries/run-remote-query.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export function parseResponse(owner: string, repo: string, response: QueriesResp
     }
     if (response.errors.repositories_without_database?.length) {
       logMessage += `${eol2}Repositories without databases:${eol}${response.errors.repositories_without_database.join(', ')}`;
-      logMessage += `${eol}These repositories have been added to the database storage service and we will attempt to create a database for them next time the store is updated.`;
+      logMessage += `${eol}For each public repository that has not yet been added to the database service to, we will try to create a database next time the store is updated.`;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/run-remote-query.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/run-remote-query.test.ts
index 6be1f6ccf..34732379c 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/run-remote-query.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/no-workspace/remote-queries/run-remote-query.test.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('run-remote-query', () => {
           '',
           'Repositories without databases:',
           'e/f, g/h',
-          'These repositories have been added to the database storage service and we will attempt to create a database for them next time the store is updated.'].join(os.EOL)
+          'For each public repository that has not yet been added to the database service to, we will try to create a database next time the store is updated.'].join(os.EOL)
       );
     });
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('run-remote-query', () => {
           '',
           'Repositories without databases:',
           'i/j, k/l',
-          'These repositories have been added to the database storage service and we will attempt to create a database for them next time the store is updated.'].join(os.EOL)
+          'For each public repository that has not yet been added to the database service to, we will try to create a database next time the store is updated.'].join(os.EOL)
       );
     });
   });