diff --git a/caiman/motion_correction.py b/caiman/motion_correction.py
index a3c6af64e..0ef916b49 100644
--- a/caiman/motion_correction.py
+++ b/caiman/motion_correction.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def __init__(self, fname, min_mov=None, dview=None, max_shifts=(6, 6), niter_rig
                      border_strategy to hold the how
 
            pw_rigid: bool, default: False
-               flag for performing motion correction when calling motion_correct
+               flag for performing elastic motion correction when calling motion_correct
 
            num_frames_split: int, default: 80
                Number of frames in each batch. Used when constructing the options