diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py
index 7baeffaa0..ff7e2ac23 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vars/generate.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def execute_generator(
             if not no_sandbox:
                 msg = (
                     f"Cannot safely execute generator {generator.name}: Sandboxing is not available on this system\n"
-                    f"Re-run with --no-sandbox to disable sandboxing"
+                    f"Re-run 'vars generate' with '--no-sandbox' to disable sandboxing"
                 )
                 raise ClanError(msg)
             cmd = ["bash", "-c", str(final_script)]