diff --git a/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-default.xml b/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-default.xml
index 9eb3c1c2..9d0840d1 100644
--- a/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-default.xml
+++ b/docs/en/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-default.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <title>default</title>
     <para>
      This is used to set a default value for a variable. If the variable
-     is empty or unset, the given default value is printed instead.
+     is unset or an empty string, the given default value is printed instead.
      Default takes one argument.
   </para>
      <para>