diff --git a/salt/nginx/soc_nginx.yaml b/salt/nginx/soc_nginx.yaml
index 6170982bf..b18e83f42 100644
--- a/salt/nginx/soc_nginx.yaml
+++ b/salt/nginx/soc_nginx.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ nginx:
       global: True
       helpLink: nginx.html
     throttle_login_rate:
-      description: Number of login requests per minute that can be processed without triggering a rate limit. Higher values allow more repeated login attempts. Requests are counted by unique client IP and averaged over time.
+      description: Number of login API requests per minute that can be processed without triggering a rate limit. Higher values allow more repeated login attempts. Requests are counted by unique client IP and averaged over time. Note that a single login flow will perform multiple requests to the login API, so this value will need to be adjusted accordingly.
       global: True
       helpLink: nginx.html