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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md
index 7047d3012..9a29030bd 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.md
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Since `nix-copy-closure` calls `ssh`, you may be asked to type in the
appropriate password or passphrase. In fact, you may be asked _twice_
because `nix-copy-closure` currently connects twice to the remote
machine, first to get the set of paths missing on the target machine,
-and second to send the dump of those paths. If this bothers you, use
-`ssh-agent`.
+and second to send the dump of those paths. When using public key
+authentication, you can avoid typing the passphrase with `ssh-agent`.
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