diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/strings.json
index 6dac4d069a1..733e02954c1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alarm_control_panel/strings.json
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     },
     "alarm_trigger": {
       "name": "Trigger",
-      "description": "Enables an external alarm trigger.",
+      "description": "Trigger the alarm manually.",
       "fields": {
         "code": {
           "name": "[%key:component::alarm_control_panel::services::alarm_disarm::fields::code::name%]",