diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slaptest.8 b/doc/man/man8/slaptest.8
index a3eefd035b..cb7edb505d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man8/slaptest.8
+++ b/doc/man/man8/slaptest.8
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ default config file is ignored. If dry-run mode is also specified,
 no conversion will occur.
 .TP
 .BI \-n \ dbnum
-Add entries to the \fIdbnum\fR-th database listed in the
+Just open and test the \fIdbnum\fR-th database listed in the
 configuration file. 
 To only test the config database
 .BR slapd\-config (5),