diff --git a/crates/uv-install-wheel/src/linker.rs b/crates/uv-install-wheel/src/linker.rs
index 16a4fc75c..92d8a29aa 100644
--- a/crates/uv-install-wheel/src/linker.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-install-wheel/src/linker.rs
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@ impl Locks {
                 (wheel_a, &wheel_b)
             };
             warn_user!(
-                "The module {} exists in two packages! \
-                This leads to a race condition and likely to a broken installation. \
-                Consider removing either {} ({}) or {} ({}).",
-                module.simplified_display(),
-                wheel_a.name,
-                wheel_a,
-                wheel_b.name,
-                wheel_b,
+                "The module `{}` is provided by more than one package, \
+                which causes an install race condition and can result in a broken module. \
+                Consider removing your dependency on either `{}` or `{}`.",
+                module.simplified_display().green(),
+                wheel_a.name.cyan(),
+                wheel_b.name.cyan(),
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs
index 3526639ba..75b7c3c85 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/pip_install.rs
@@ -11409,7 +11409,7 @@ fn overlapping_packages_warning() -> Result<()> {
     ----- stderr -----
     Resolved 2 packages in [TIME]
     Prepared 2 packages in [TIME]
-    warning: The module built_by_uv exists in two packages! This leads to a race condition and likely to a broken installation. Consider removing either built-by-uv (built_by_uv-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl) or also-built-by-uv (also_built_by_uv-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl).
+    warning: The module `built_by_uv` is provided by more than one package, which causes an install race condition and can result in a broken module. Consider removing your dependency on either `built-by-uv` or `also-built-by-uv`.
     Installed 2 packages in [TIME]
      + also-built-by-uv==0.1.0 (from file://[TEMP_DIR]/also_built_by_uv-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl)
      + built-by-uv==0.1.0 (from file://[TEMP_DIR]/built_by_uv-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl)