diff --git a/backend/onyx/prompts/chat_prompts.py b/backend/onyx/prompts/chat_prompts.py
index 7ee3a8662..aa13482b6 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/prompts/chat_prompts.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/prompts/chat_prompts.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from onyx.prompts.constants import QUESTION_PAT
 
 REQUIRE_CITATION_STATEMENT = """
 Cite relevant statements INLINE using the format [1], [2], [3], etc. to reference the document number. \
-DO NOT provide any links following the citations. In other words, do not cite like [1](https://example.com). \
-To cite multiple documents, use [1], [2] format instead of [1, 2]. Try to cite inline as opposed to \
-leaving all citations until the very end of the response.
+DO NOT provide any links following the citations. In other words, avoid using the format [1](https://example.com). \
+Avoid using double brackets like [[1]]. To cite multiple documents, use [1], [2] format instead of [1, 2]. \
+Try to cite inline as opposed to leaving all citations until the very end of the response.
 """.rstrip()
 
 NO_CITATION_STATEMENT = """