diff --git a/core/commands/name/name.go b/core/commands/name/name.go
index 37ab4df5352..9445fc362f0 100644
--- a/core/commands/name/name.go
+++ b/core/commands/name/name.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Passing --verify will verify signature against provided public key.
 
 			if out.Validation == nil {
 				tw.Flush()
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, "\nThis record was not validated.\n")
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "\nThis record was not verified. Pass '--verify k51...' to verify.\n")
 			} else {
 				tw.Flush()
 				fmt.Fprintf(w, "\nValidation results:\n")
diff --git a/test/cli/name_test.go b/test/cli/name_test.go
index e0f2f090962..42c649c09b5 100644
--- a/test/cli/name_test.go
+++ b/test/cli/name_test.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestName(t *testing.T) {
 
 		res = node.PipeToIPFS(bytes.NewReader(record), "name", "inspect")
 		out := res.Stdout.String()
-		require.Contains(t, out, "This record was not validated.")
+		require.Contains(t, out, "This record was not verified.")
 		require.Contains(t, out, publishPath)
 		require.Contains(t, out, "30m")
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestName(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			res = node.PipeToIPFS(bytes.NewReader(record), "name", "inspect")
 			out := res.Stdout.String()
-			require.Contains(t, out, "This record was not validated.")
+			require.Contains(t, out, "This record was not verified.")
 			require.Contains(t, out, publishPath)
 			require.Contains(t, out, "30m")
 			require.Contains(t, out, "Signature Type: V1+V2")