diff --git a/src/tools/background-task/constants.ts b/src/tools/background-task/constants.ts
index 9fa32ffe5..0a1eeedea 100644
--- a/src/tools/background-task/constants.ts
+++ b/src/tools/background-task/constants.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ export const BACKGROUND_TASK_DESCRIPTION = `Run agent task in background. Return
 
 Use \`background_output\` to get results. Prompts MUST be in English.`
 
-export const BACKGROUND_OUTPUT_DESCRIPTION = `Get output from background task. Use full_session=true to fetch session messages with filters. System notifies on completion, so block=true rarely needed. All timeouts are in milliseconds (ms), NOT seconds.`
+export const BACKGROUND_OUTPUT_DESCRIPTION = `Get output from background task. Use full_session=true to fetch session messages with filters. System notifies on completion, so block=true rarely needed. - Timeout values are in milliseconds (ms), NOT seconds.`
 
 export const BACKGROUND_CANCEL_DESCRIPTION = `Cancel running background task(s). Use all=true to cancel ALL before final answer.`