diff --git a/command/token_revoke.go b/command/token_revoke.go
index 38eca3560e..7833b3a9e0 100644
--- a/command/token_revoke.go
+++ b/command/token_revoke.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (c *TokenRevokeCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 2
 	}
 
-	c.Ui.Output("Revocation successful.")
+	c.Ui.Output("Token revoked if it existed")
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/website/source/intro/getting-started/authentication.html.md b/website/source/intro/getting-started/authentication.html.md
index 33dce1b4f4..f01fb2e830 100644
--- a/website/source/intro/getting-started/authentication.html.md
+++ b/website/source/intro/getting-started/authentication.html.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ After a token is created, you can revoke it with `vault token-revoke`:
 
 ```
 $ vault token-revoke c2c2fbd5-2893-b385-6fa5-30050439f698
-Revocation successful.
+Token revoked if it existed
 ```
 
 In a previous section, we use the `vault revoke` command. This command