diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/workflow/run-delete.txtar b/acceptance/testdata/workflow/run-delete.txtar
index 72d098740..b78135330 100644
--- a/acceptance/testdata/workflow/run-delete.txtar
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/workflow/run-delete.txtar
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ exec gh run watch $RUN_ID --exit-status
 
 # Delete the workflow run
 exec gh run delete $RUN_ID
-stdout '✓ Request to delete workflow submitted.'
+stdout '✓ Request to delete workflow run submitted.'
 
 # It takes some time for a workflow run to be deleted
 sleep 5
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete.go b/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete.go
index b785b5f0f..711e98c02 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func runDelete(opts *DeleteOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.Out, "%s Request to delete workflow submitted.\n", cs.SuccessIcon())
+	fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.Out, "%s Request to delete workflow run submitted.\n", cs.SuccessIcon())
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete_test.go b/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete_test.go
index 3ded01182..5df69aa60 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestRunDelete(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.REST("DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runs/%d", shared.SuccessfulRun.ID)),
 					httpmock.StatusStringResponse(204, ""))
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Request to delete workflow submitted.\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Request to delete workflow run submitted.\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not found",
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestRunDelete(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.REST("DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/runs/%d", shared.SuccessfulRun.ID)),
 					httpmock.StatusStringResponse(204, ""))
 			},
-			wantOut: "✓ Request to delete workflow submitted.\n",
+			wantOut: "✓ Request to delete workflow run submitted.\n",
 		},
 	}