diff --git a/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java b/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java
index d8b4dea51..65a214f02 100644
--- a/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java
+++ b/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class ListOutputConverter extends AbstractConversionServiceOutputConverte
 	@Override
 	public String getFormat() {
 		return """
-				Your response should be a list of comma separated values
-				eg: `foo, bar, baz`
+				Respond with only a list of comma-separated values, without any leading or trailing text.
+				Example format: foo, bar, baz
 				""";
 	}