diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Run.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Run.hs
index b0864d23e..2a404535e 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Run.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Run.hs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ runCommand findBuiltinCommand cmdline = do
 -- | Run an interactive REPL.
 runREPL :: (String -> Maybe (Mode RawOpts, CliOpts -> Journal -> IO ())) -> IO ()
 runREPL findBuiltinCommand = do
-  putStrLn "Enter hledger commands, or 'quit' for help."
+  putStrLn "Enter hledger commands. To exit, enter 'quit' or 'exit', or send EOF."
   runInputT defaultSettings loop
   where
   loop :: InputT IO ()