diff --git a/run_on_maap.py b/run_on_maap.py
index 99c26ee206c6432420da801410f85b64f97b725f..f1e0376c785085b3e7c0ea3283324a0562245701 100644
--- a/run_on_maap.py
+++ b/run_on_maap.py
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ def main(
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 return "exit"
         else:
-            print(f"\nMonitoring suspended. Enter 'r' to resubmit, 'x' to exit, or wait {timeout} seconds to resume.")
+            print("\nMonitoring suspended. Enter 'r' to resubmit failed jobs, "
+                  f"'x' to exit, or wait {timeout} seconds to resume.")
             try:
                 # wait for user input with timeout
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, lambda s, f: (_ for _ in ()).throw(TimeoutError()))