diff --git a/content/gateway_services_spec.md b/content/gateway_services_spec.md
index dac3d88a7f..0615e66615 100644
--- a/content/gateway_services_spec.md
+++ b/content/gateway_services_spec.md
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ This file is divided up into the following elements:
     ...
 ```
 
-Ripple defines the following properties:
+The host-meta JRD may contain any of the following Ripple-defined properties:
 
 | Property | Value | Description |
 |----------|-------|-------------|