diff --git a/commands/command_migrate.go b/commands/command_migrate.go
index cff46d9c..0edef4c5 100644
--- a/commands/command_migrate.go
+++ b/commands/command_migrate.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func ensureWorkingCopyClean(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) {
 		answer := bufio.NewReader(in)
 	L:
 		for {
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "migrate: override changes in your working copy? [Y/n] ")
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "migrate: override changes in your working copy?  All uncommitted changes will be lost! [y/N] ")
 			s, err := answer.ReadString('\n')
 			if err != nil {
 				if err == io.EOF {
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ func ensureWorkingCopyClean(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) {
 			}
 
 			switch strings.TrimSpace(s) {
-			case "n", "N":
+			case "n", "N", "":
 				proceed = false
 				break L
-			case "y", "Y", "":
+			case "y", "Y":
 				proceed = true
 				break L
 			}
diff --git a/t/t-migrate-import.sh b/t/t-migrate-import.sh
index c95fa667..dacea308 100755
--- a/t/t-migrate-import.sh
+++ b/t/t-migrate-import.sh
@@ -875,6 +875,23 @@ begin_test "migrate import (multiple remotes)"
 )
 end_test
 
+begin_test "migrate import (dirty copy, default negative answer)"
+(
+  set -e
+
+  setup_local_branch_with_dirty_copy
+
+  original_main="$(git rev-parse main)"
+
+  echo | git lfs migrate import --everything 2>&1 | tee migrate.log
+  grep "migrate: working copy must not be dirty" migrate.log
+
+  migrated_main="$(git rev-parse main)"
+
+  assert_ref_unmoved "main" "$original_main" "$migrated_main"
+)
+end_test
+
 begin_test "migrate import (dirty copy, negative answer)"
 (
   set -e