diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index f8bf055241..5c5088f20c 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ akka.cluster.sharding {
   shard-region-query-timeout = 3 s
 
   # The shard uses this strategy to determines how to recover the underlying entity actors. The strategy is only used
-  # by the persistent shard when rebalancing or restarting. The value can either be "all" or "constant". The "all"
+  # by the persistent shard when rebalancing or restarting and is applied per remembered shard starting up (not for
+  # entire shard region). The value can either be "all" or "constant". The "all"
   # strategy start all the underlying entity actors at the same time. The constant strategy will start the underlying
   # entity actors at a fix rate. The default strategy "all".
   entity-recovery-strategy = "all"