diff --git a/decorator_notify.md b/decorator_notify.md
index cb993ce..d969471 100644
--- a/decorator_notify.md
+++ b/decorator_notify.md
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Apprise will only load functions wrapped with `@notify()` decorator.  These func
           - If yes: then just that specific file is loaded. There is no further recursive loading/scanning from within this sub-directories.
           -  If no: then the directory is skipped.
 
-      All hidden files (prefixed with a period (`.`) are when this directory scanning is occurring.
+      All hidden files/directories (prefixed with a period (`.`)) are ignored during any directory scanning.
 
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