diff --git a/app/controllers/api/account.php b/app/controllers/api/account.php
index 94e469d850..4f35229eb9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/account.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/account.php
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@ App::delete('/v1/account/sessions/:sessionId')
     });
 
 App::patch('/v1/account/sessions/:sessionId')
-    ->desc('Update (or renew) session')
+    ->desc('Update session')
     ->groups(['api', 'account'])
     ->label('scope', 'account')
     ->label('event', 'users.[userId].sessions.[sessionId].update')
diff --git a/docs/references/account/update-session.md b/docs/references/account/update-session.md
index 55226fe0bd..11f3ddd5ea 100644
--- a/docs/references/account/update-session.md
+++ b/docs/references/account/update-session.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Extend session's expiry to increase it's lifespan. Extending a session is useful when session length is short such as 5 minutes.
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+Use this endpoint to extend a session's length. Extending a session is useful when session expiry is short. If the session was created using an OAuth provider, this endpoint refreshes the access token from the provider.
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