diff --git a/docs/app-development.rst b/docs/app-development.rst
index e373bcff1..fd6d3f7f3 100644
--- a/docs/app-development.rst
+++ b/docs/app-development.rst
@@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ to update the validator set. To add a new validator or update an existing one,
 simply include them in the list returned in the EndBlock response. To remove
 one, include it in the list with a ``power`` equal to ``0``. Tendermint core
 will take care of updating the validator set. Note the change in voting power
-must be strictly less than 1/3 because otherwise it will be impossible for a
+must be strictly less than 1/3 per block. Otherwise it will be impossible for a
 light client to prove the transition externally. See the `light client docs
 <https://godoc.org/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/lite#hdr-How_We_Track_Validators>`__
-for details on how it tracks validators. Tendermint core will report an error
-if that is the case.
+for details on how it tracks validators. Tendermint core will fail with an
+error if the change in voting power is more or equal than 1/3.
 
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