diff --git a/plugins/ingest-geoip/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/geoip/IngestGeoIpPlugin.java b/plugins/ingest-geoip/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/geoip/IngestGeoIpPlugin.java
index 4b67ffcbd71..f92cb7b479f 100644
--- a/plugins/ingest-geoip/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/geoip/IngestGeoIpPlugin.java
+++ b/plugins/ingest-geoip/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/geoip/IngestGeoIpPlugin.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class IngestGeoIpPlugin extends Plugin {
 
     @Override
     public String description() {
-        return "Plugin that allows to plug in ingest processors";
+        return "Ingest processor that adds information about the geographical location of ip addresses";
     }
 
     public void onModule(NodeModule nodeModule) throws IOException {