diff --git a/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md b/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md
index 7d16f2cc5..befc381c1 100644
--- a/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md
+++ b/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ spec:
         # (if ssh-knownhosts is not specified, git will not perform strict host checking)
         secretRef:
           name: secret-name
-        # grab only portion of repository (optional)
+        # grab only portion of repository. subpath becomes new root (optional)
         subPath: config-step-2-template
         # skip lfs download (optional)
         lfsSkipSmudge: true