diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
index 1402d3a7c..5aff32c59 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ func newSSHCmd(app *App) *cobra.Command {
 			Once that is set up (see the second example below), you can ssh to codespaces as
 			if they were ordinary remote hosts (using 'ssh', not 'gh cs ssh').
 
-			Please note that you might need to explicitly install 'sshd' when using a
-			custom container image. You can install it by adding following snippet to the 
-			'devcontainer.json'
+			Note that the codespace you are connecting to must have an SSH server pre-installed.
+			If the docker image being used for the codespace does not have an SSH server, you can
+			try adding the following snippet in your devcontainer.json:
 			
 			"features": {
 				"sshd": "latest"