diff --git a/core/src/console/console.cc b/core/src/console/console.cc
index b7818b9869a..88a70fd261b 100644
--- a/core/src/console/console.cc
+++ b/core/src/console/console.cc
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   Dmsg0(40, "Opened connection with Director daemon\n");
 
-  ConsoleOutput(_("\nEnter a period to cancel a command.\n"));
+  ConsoleOutput(_("\nEnter a period (.) to cancel a command.\n"));
 
 #if defined(HAVE_WIN32)
   char* env = getenv("USERPROFILE");
diff --git a/core/src/dird/ua_cmds.cc b/core/src/dird/ua_cmds.cc
index 999423a7a20..6eb872fc014 100644
--- a/core/src/dird/ua_cmds.cc
+++ b/core/src/dird/ua_cmds.cc
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ static bool help_cmd(UaContext* ua, const char* cmd)
     ua->SendMsg(_("\nCan't find %s command.\n\n"), ua->argk[1]);
   }
   ua->send->Decoration(
-      _("\nWhen at a prompt, entering a period cancels the command.\n\n"));
+      _("\nWhen at a prompt, entering a period (.) cancels the command.\n\n"));
 
   return true;
 }