diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index 8813c072277a1559529c91a873e5f11aacd56bf4..2b3f498dea7de68d24341f799b5d2e6b4f5101ca 100755
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -1448,8 +1448,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					buf[strlen(buf)-1] = '\0';
 
 				consolehandler((char *)buf);
-			} else
-				ast_cli(STDOUT_FILENO, "\nUse EXIT or QUIT to exist, or STOP NOW to shutdown Asterisk\n");
+			} else {
+				if (option_remote)
+ 					ast_cli(STDOUT_FILENO, "\nUse EXIT or QUIT to exit the asterisk console\n");
+				else
+	 				ast_cli(STDOUT_FILENO, "\nUse STOP NOW to shutdown Asterisk\n");
+			}
 		}
 
 	} else {