diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 9f4ad907c..112a2b0a4 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'vhostv6',
 registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'maxHistoryLength',
     registry.Integer(1000, _("""Determines how many old messages the bot will
     keep around in its history.  Changing this variable will not take effect
-    until the bot is restarted.""")))
+    on a network until it is reconnected.""")))
 
 registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'throttleTime',
     registry.Float(1.0, _("""A floating point number of seconds to throttle