diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
index bf047108..2a7b39be 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
@@ -6224,7 +6224,7 @@ function waitForNodeRuntimePipelineRunTerminal(
         polls,
         elapsedMs,
         thresholdMs: severeWarningThresholdMs,
-        message: "PipelineRun has been non-terminal for more than 120s; investigate Tekton taskRuns/pods instead of treating this as normal wait time.",
+        message: "PipelineRun has been non-terminal for more than 120s; this is a severe timeout and requires further investigation of Tekton taskRuns/pods instead of treating it as normal wait time.",
         next: {
           status: `bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab nodes control-plane status --node ${spec.nodeId} --lane ${spec.lane} --pipeline-run ${pipelineRun} --full`,
         },