diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeInteger.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeInteger.module
index 6da7abd5..626415f7 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeInteger.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeInteger.module
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class FieldtypeInteger extends Fieldtype {
 		$f = $this->wire()->modules->get('InputfieldInteger');
 		$f->attr('name', 'defaultValue');
 		$f->label = $this->_('Default value'); 
-		$f->description = $this->_('This value is assigned as the default for this field on newly created pages. It does not affect existing pages.');
+		$f->description = $this->_('This value is assigned as the default for this field on pages with no value entered.');
 		$f->collapsed = Inputfield::collapsedBlank;
 		$f->attr('value', strlen($field->get('defaultValue')) ? (int) $field->get('defaultValue') : ''); 
 		$inputfields->add($f);