diff --git a/modules/route_replies.cpp b/modules/route_replies.cpp
index f667a047..c0ce7a48 100644
--- a/modules/route_replies.cpp
+++ b/modules/route_replies.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ public:
 		// The timer will be deleted after this by the event loop
 
 		if (!GetNV("silent_timeouts").ToBool()) {
-			PutModule("This module hit a timeout which is possibly a bug.");
+			PutModule("This module hit a timeout which is probably a connectivity issue.");
+			PutModule("However, if you can provide steps to reproduce this issue, please do report a bug.");
 			PutModule("To disable this message, do \"/msg " + GetModNick()
 					+ " silent yes\"");
 			PutModule("Last request: " + m_sLastRequest);