diff --git a/hack/update-gofmt.sh b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index 6b2122192d..ea04046a18 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ find_files() {
 GOFMT="gofmt -s"
 bad_files=$(find_files | xargs $GOFMT -l)
 if [[ -n "${bad_files}" ]]; then
-  echo "!!! '$GOFMT' needs to be run on the following files: "
+  echo "Please run hack/update-gofmt.sh to fix the following files:"
   echo "${bad_files}"
   exit 1
 fi