diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index e1a47f3b104..83fe906c862 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			}
 
 			// prompt the user if we want to commit all or not
-			const message = localize('no staged changes', "There are no staged changes to commit.\n\nWould you like to automatically stage all your changes and commit them directly?");
+			const message = localize('no staged changes', "There are no staged changes to commit.\n\nWould you like to stage all your changes and commit them directly?");
 			const yes = localize('yes', "Yes");
 			const always = localize('always', "Always");
 			const never = localize('never', "Never");