diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/evals-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/evals-page.tsx
index 068be3685..7f1e68877 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/evals-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/evals-page.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function EvalsList({
       <RichEmptyState
         icon={<ListBullets />}
         title="No eval runs yet"
-        description="Runs recorded by `bun run eval` show up here — each one a full step-by-step transcript with scorer verdicts."
+        description="When an eval run finishes, it shows up here — a step-by-step transcript with scorer verdicts."
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/apps/web/test/evals-route.test.tsx b/apps/web/test/evals-route.test.tsx
index def37c327..4d3acca2f 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/evals-route.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/evals-route.test.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ describe("EvalsRoute", () => {
     stubFetch([]);
     const el = await mount();
     expect(el.textContent).toContain("No eval runs yet");
+    expect(el.textContent).not.toContain("bun run eval");
   });
 
   test("a run's detail page renders its real steps, tool calls, and scorer reports", async () => {