diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-response.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-response.yml
index aae57883250..1502456a251 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-response.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-response.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
             const invalidLabel = "invalid";
             const dirtyLabel = "dirty";
             const noisyPrMessage =
-              "Closing this PR because it looks dirty (too many unrelated commits). Please recreate the PR from a clean branch.";
+              "Closing this PR because it looks dirty (too many unrelated or unexpected changes). This usually happens when a branch picks up unrelated commits or a merge went sideways. Please recreate the PR from a clean branch.";
 
             const pullRequest = context.payload.pull_request;
             if (pullRequest) {