diff --git a/oracle-cloud-native-environment/create_instance.yaml b/oracle-cloud-native-environment/create_instance.yaml
index 8a92b44..45b7453 100644
--- a/oracle-cloud-native-environment/create_instance.yaml
+++ b/oracle-cloud-native-environment/create_instance.yaml
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 
   - name: Pause play to interact with the servers
     ansible.builtin.pause:
-      prompt: "Playbook paused... hit <enter> to continue or <ctrl-c a> to abort. Aborting at this stage requires manual removal of all cloud resources this playbook creates."
+      prompt: "Playbook paused... hit <enter> to continue or <ctrl-c> then <a> to abort. Aborting at this stage requires manual removal of all cloud resources this playbook creates."
 
 - name: Terminate instances and delete OCI resources
   hosts: localhost
diff --git a/oracle-linux-automation-manager/create_instance.yaml b/oracle-linux-automation-manager/create_instance.yaml
index 1fe6f60..025f649 100644
--- a/oracle-linux-automation-manager/create_instance.yaml
+++ b/oracle-linux-automation-manager/create_instance.yaml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 
   - name: Pause play to interact with the servers
     ansible.builtin.pause:
-      prompt: "Playbook paused... hit <enter> to continue or <ctrl-c a> to abort. Aborting at this stage requires manual removal of all cloud resources this playbook creates."
+      prompt: "Playbook paused... hit <enter> to continue or <ctrl-c> then <a> to abort. Aborting at this stage requires manual removal of all cloud resources this playbook creates."
 
 - name: Terminate instances and delete OCI resources
   hosts: localhost