diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.coverage.test.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.coverage.test.ts
index 593bd62e02f..f7902601fc6 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.coverage.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.coverage.test.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ describe("loginWeb coverage", () => {
     restartOpts?.onQr?.("restart-qr");
     await flushTasks();
 
-    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Scan this QR in WhatsApp (Linked Devices):");
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "Open the WhatsApp app, go to Linked Devices, then scan this QR:",
+    );
     expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith("terminal:initial-qr");
     expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith("terminal:restart-qr");
     expect(renderQrTerminalMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("initial-qr", { small: true });
diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.ts
index 014ec77d263..0019b10e746 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/login.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function loginWeb(
   const socketTiming = resolveWhatsAppSocketTiming(cfg);
   const restoredFromBackup = await restoreCredsFromBackupIfNeeded(account.authDir);
   const onQr = (qr: string) => {
-    runtime.log("Scan this QR in WhatsApp (Linked Devices):");
+    runtime.log("Open the WhatsApp app, go to Linked Devices, then scan this QR:");
     void renderQrTerminal(qr, { small: true })
       .then((output) => {
         runtime.log(output.endsWith("\n") ? output.slice(0, -1) : output);
diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts
index e7a569ba0c3..6eb31a6a994 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export async function createWaSocket(
         if (qr) {
           opts.onQr?.(qr);
           if (printQr) {
-            console.log("Scan this QR in WhatsApp (Linked Devices):");
+            console.log("Open the WhatsApp app, go to Linked Devices, then scan this QR:");
             void printTerminalQr(qr).catch((err) => {
               sessionLogger.warn({ error: String(err) }, "failed rendering WhatsApp QR");
             });