diff --git a/docs/citus.rst b/docs/citus.rst
index 030cf93e..0b05c799 100644
--- a/docs/citus.rst
+++ b/docs/citus.rst
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ An example of ``patronictl switchover`` on the worker cluster::
     | work2-1 | 172.27.0.5 | Sync Standby | running |  1 |         0 |
     | work2-2 | 172.27.0.7 | Leader       | running |  1 |           |
     +---------+------------+--------------+---------+----+-----------+
-    Are you sure you want to switchover cluster demo, demoting current primary work2-2? [y/N]: y
+    Are you sure you want to perform a switchover in the cluster demo, demoting current primary work2-2? [y/N]: y
     2022-12-22 07:02:40.33003 Successfully switched over to "work2-1"
     + Citus cluster: demo (group: 2, 7179854924063375386) ------+
     | Member  | Host       | Role    | State   | TL | Lag in MB |
diff --git a/patroni/ctl.py b/patroni/ctl.py
index 2e17fb09..6bc8781a 100644
--- a/patroni/ctl.py
+++ b/patroni/ctl.py
@@ -1249,12 +1249,12 @@ def _do_failover_or_switchover(obj: Dict[str, Any], action: str, cluster_name: s
         demote_msg = f', demoting current leader {cluster.leader.name}' if cluster.leader else ''
         if scheduled_at_str:
             # only switchover can be scheduled
-            if not click.confirm(f'Are you sure you want to schedule switchover of cluster '
+            if not click.confirm(f'Are you sure you want to schedule a switchover in the cluster '
                                  f'{cluster_name} at {scheduled_at_str}{demote_msg}?'):
                 # action as a var to catch a regression in the tests
                 raise PatroniCtlException('Aborting scheduled ' + action)
         else:
-            if not click.confirm(f'Are you sure you want to {action} cluster {cluster_name}{demote_msg}?'):
+            if not click.confirm(f'Are you sure you want to perform a {action} in the cluster {cluster_name}{demote_msg}?'):
                 raise PatroniCtlException('Aborting ' + action)
 
     # And finally the actual work
diff --git a/tests/test_ctl.py b/tests/test_ctl.py
index 85ffde20..d68593c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_ctl.py
+++ b/tests/test_ctl.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class TestCtl(unittest.TestCase):
         result = self.runner.invoke(ctl, ['switchover', 'dummy', '--group', '0'],
                                     input=f'leader\nother\n{self.SCHEDULED_TS}\ny')
         self.assertEqual(result.exit_code, 0)
-        self.assertIn(f'Are you sure you want to schedule switchover of cluster dummy '
+        self.assertIn(f'Are you sure you want to schedule a switchover in the cluster dummy '
                       f'at {self.SCHEDULED_TS}, demoting current leader', result.output)
 
         # Scheduled (abort)