diff --git a/Aesop/Builder/Apply.lean b/Aesop/Builder/Apply.lean
index 9579f17..b6f2b7b 100644
--- a/Aesop/Builder/Apply.lean
+++ b/Aesop/Builder/Apply.lean
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def checkNoIff (type : Expr) : MetaM Unit := do
   if aesop.warn.applyIff.get (← getOptions) then
     forallTelescope type λ _ conclusion => do
       if ← testHelper conclusion λ e => return e.isAppOf' ``Iff then
-        logWarning m!"Apply builder was used for a theorem with conclusion A ↔ B. You probably want to use the simp builder.\nUse `set_option aesop.warn.applyIff false` to disable this warning."
+        logWarning m!"Apply builder was used for a theorem with conclusion A ↔ B.\nYou probably want to use the simp builder or create an alias that applies the theorem in one direction.\nUse `set_option aesop.warn.applyIff false` to disable this warning."
 
 def applyCore (t : ElabRuleTerm) (pat? : Option RulePattern)
     (imode? : Option IndexingMode) (md indexMd : TransparencyMode)
diff --git a/AesopTest/WarnApplyIff.lean b/AesopTest/WarnApplyIff.lean
index 0e1bf32..972b57f 100644
--- a/AesopTest/WarnApplyIff.lean
+++ b/AesopTest/WarnApplyIff.lean
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import Aesop
 set_option aesop.check.all true
 
 /--
-warning: Apply builder was used for a theorem with conclusion A ↔ B. You probably want to use the simp builder.
+warning: Apply builder was used for a theorem with conclusion A ↔ B.
+You probably want to use the simp builder or create an alias that applies the theorem in one direction.
 Use `set_option aesop.warn.applyIff false` to disable this warning.
 -/
 #guard_msgs in