diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Keys.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Keys.scala
index 7632e04cc..528cfaabd 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Keys.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/nio/Keys.scala
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ object Keys {
   val watchTriggers =
     settingKey[Seq[Glob]]("Describes files that should trigger a new continuous build.")
   val watchTriggeredMessage = settingKey[(Int, Path, Seq[String]) => Option[String]](
-    "The message to show before triggered execution executes an action after sources change. The parameters are the path that triggered the build and the current watch iteration count."
+    "The message to show before triggered execution executes an action after sources change. The parameters are the current watch iteration count, the path that triggered the build and the names of the commands to run."
   ).withRank(DSetting)
 
   // internal keys