diff --git a/website/source/api/agent/check.html.md b/website/source/api/agent/check.html.md
index 90c8e76841..c95baf9375 100644
--- a/website/source/api/agent/check.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/agent/check.html.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
 
 - `Name` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies the name of the check.
 
-- `ID` `(string: "")` - Specifies a unique ID for this check in the cluster.
+- `ID` `(string: "")` - Specifies a unique ID for this check on the node.
   This defaults to the `"Name"` parameter, but it may be necessary to provide an
   ID for uniqueness.