diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da5f72c357..9c011dfa4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 ### Subworkflows
 
 - Add `nf-core subworkflows patch` command ([#2861](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2861))
+- Improve subworkflow nf-test migration warning ([#3298](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3298))
 
 ### General
 
diff --git a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py
index 7ca825f04f..8e9e62430a 100644
--- a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py
+++ b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def subworkflow_tests(_, subworkflow: NFCoreComponent):
             subworkflow.warned.append(
                 (
                     "test_dir_exists",
-                    "nf-test directory is missing",
+                    "Migrate pytest-workflow to nf-test",
                     subworkflow.nftest_testdir,
                 )
             )