diff --git a/cli/src/cli_util.rs b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
index 8887c8176..58d29afc3 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ See https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/blob/main/docs/working-copy.md#stale-workin
                 ui.warning(),
                 r#"Name and email not configured. Until configured, your commits will be created with the empty identity, and can't be pushed to remotes. To configure, run:
   jj config set --user user.name "Some One"
-  jj config set --user user.email someone@example.com""#
+  jj config set --user user.email "someone@example.com""#
             )?;
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs b/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs
index b511da491..ed775d4d0 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_global_opts.rs
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ fn test_no_user_configured() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_stderr_string(&assert), @r###"
     Name and email not configured. Until configured, your commits will be created with the empty identity, and can't be pushed to remotes. To configure, run:
       jj config set --user user.name "Some One"
-      jj config set --user user.email someone@example.com"
+      jj config set --user user.email "someone@example.com"
     "###);
     let assert = test_env
         .jj_cmd(&repo_path, &["describe", "-m", "without email"])
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ fn test_no_user_configured() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_stderr_string(&assert), @r###"
     Name and email not configured. Until configured, your commits will be created with the empty identity, and can't be pushed to remotes. To configure, run:
       jj config set --user user.name "Some One"
-      jj config set --user user.email someone@example.com"
+      jj config set --user user.email "someone@example.com"
     "###);
 }