diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go
index ca525613047e..369177418abf 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ func (b *replicaAppBatch) assertNoCmdClosedTimestampRegression(
 		return errors.AssertionFailedf(
 			"raft closed timestamp regression in cmd: %x (term: %d, index: %d); batch state: %s, command: %s, lease: %s, req: %s, applying at LAI: %d.\n"+
 				"Closed timestamp was set by req: %s under lease: %s; applied at LAI: %d. Batch idx: %d.\n"+
-				"This assertion will fire again on restart; to ignore run with env var COCKROACH_RAFT_CLOSEDTS_ASSERTIONS_ENABLED=true"+
+				"This assertion will fire again on restart; to ignore run with env var COCKROACH_RAFT_CLOSEDTS_ASSERTIONS_ENABLED=false\n"+
 				"Raft log tail:\n%s",
 			cmd.idKey, cmd.ent.Term, cmd.ent.Index, existingClosed, newClosed, b.state.Lease, req, cmd.leaseIndex,
 			prevReq, b.closedTimestampSetter.lease, b.closedTimestampSetter.leaseIdx, b.entries,