diff --git a/docs/features/statistics-and-status-updates.jmd b/docs/features/statistics-and-status-updates.jmd
index d86bb33eb..ec3ef98e1 100644
--- a/docs/features/statistics-and-status-updates.jmd
+++ b/docs/features/statistics-and-status-updates.jmd
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ For reference, here are valid status values:
 * `SUBMITTED` - Selected file has been successfully submitted to the uploader.  In UI mode, it is also now represented in the DOM.
 * `QUEUED` - Uploads are in progress, but this one has not yet started due to lack of available connections.   It is waiting in line for an available connection before an attempt is made to upload it.
 * `UPLOADING` - File is currently uploading (in progress).
-* `UPLOAD_RETRYING` - The state when an upload retry is about to occur, just before the upload retry it attempted.  The file will likely only be in this state for a brief moment.
+* `UPLOAD_RETRYING` - The state when an upload retry is about to occur, just before the auto retry waiting period starts.
 * `UPLOAD_FAILED` - The upload has officially failed to upload, after all auto-retry attempts have been exhausted.
 * `UPLOAD_SUCCESSFUL` - The upload has officially succeeded.
 * `CANCELED` - The upload has been canceled.