diff --git a/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake b/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake
index 5863978..854375e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake
+++ b/tests/scripts/quiet/cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # If you are debugging a build / CI issue, you can get complete unsilenced logs
 # by un-commenting the following line (or setting VERBOSE_LOGS in your environment):
-# VERBOSE_LOGS=1
+# export VERBOSE_LOGS=1
 
 # don't silence invocations containing these arguments
 export NO_SILENCE=" --version "
diff --git a/tests/scripts/quiet/make b/tests/scripts/quiet/make
index 24e7795..b232316 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/quiet/make
+++ b/tests/scripts/quiet/make
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # If you are debugging a build / CI issue, you can get complete unsilenced logs
 # by un-commenting the following line (or setting VERBOSE_LOGS in your environment):
-# VERBOSE_LOGS=1
+# export VERBOSE_LOGS=1
 
 # don't silence invocations containing these arguments
 export NO_SILENCE=" --version | test "