diff --git a/docs/detections/detections-ui-exceptions.asciidoc b/docs/detections/detections-ui-exceptions.asciidoc
index 56b3a9eb6a..33285c7af6 100644
--- a/docs/detections/detections-ui-exceptions.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/detections/detections-ui-exceptions.asciidoc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ exception's criteria.
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 * To ensure an exception is successfully applied, make sure that the fields you've defined for the exception query are correctly and consistently mapped in their respective indices. Refer to {ecs-ref}[ECS] to learn more about supported mappings.
 
-* Be careful when adding exceptions to <<create-eql-rule,event correlation>> rules. Exceptions are evaluated against every event in the sequence, and when the exception matches _all_ event(s) in the sequence, alerts _are not_ generated. If the exception only matches _some_ of the events in the sequence, alerts _are_ generated.
+* Be careful when adding exceptions to <<create-eql-rule,event correlation>> rules. Exceptions are evaluated against every event in the sequence, and if an exception matches any events that are necessary to complete the sequence, alerts are not created.
 +
 To exclude values from a
 specific event in the sequence, update the rule's EQL statement. For example: