diff --git a/website/source/intro/getting-started/checks.html.markdown b/website/source/intro/getting-started/checks.html.markdown
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@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ vagrant@n2:~$ echo '{"service": {"name": "web", "tags": ["rails"], "port": 80,\
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 The first definition adds a host-level check named "ping". This check runs
-on a 30 second interval, invoking `ping -c1 google.com`. If the command
-exits with a non-zero exit code, then the node will be flagged unhealthy.
-This is the contract for any `script`-based health check.
+on a 30 second interval, invoking `ping -c1 google.com`. On a `script`-based
+health check, the check runs as the same user that started the Consul process.
+If the command exits with a non-zero exit code, then the node will be flagged
+unhealthy.  This is the contract for any `script`-based health check.
 
 The second command modifies the service named `web`, adding a check that sends a
 request every 10 seconds via curl to verify that the web server is accessible.