diff --git a/src/agent/self_prompter.js b/src/agent/self_prompter.js
index 2c2f63c..439b6c6 100644
--- a/src/agent/self_prompter.js
+++ b/src/agent/self_prompter.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class SelfPrompter {
         let no_command_count = 0;
         const MAX_NO_COMMAND = 3;
         while (!this.interrupt) {
-            const msg = `You are self-prompting with the goal: '${this.prompt}'. Your next response MUST contain a command !withThisSyntax. Respond:`;
+            const msg = `You are self-prompting with the goal: '${this.prompt}'. Your next response MUST contain a command with this syntax: !commandName. Respond:`;
             
             let used_command = await this.agent.handleMessage('system', msg, -1);
             if (!used_command) {