diff --git a/packaging/apt_repository b/packaging/apt_repository
index a9e6e6dcf29..af51618e682 100644
--- a/packaging/apt_repository
+++ b/packaging/apt_repository
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ options:
             - A source string state.
     update_cache:
         description:
-            - Run the equivalent of C(apt-get update) if has changed.
+            - Run the equivalent of C(apt-get update) when a change occurs.  Cache updates are run after making changes.
         required: false
         default: "yes"
         choices: [ "yes", "no" ]