diff --git a/plugins/lookup/merge_variables.py b/plugins/lookup/merge_variables.py
index dbd9401b10..09f4e3b271 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/merge_variables.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/merge_variables.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
       - Roy Lenferink (@rlenferink)
       - Mark Ettema (@m-a-r-k-e)
     name: merge_variables
-    short_description: merge variables with a certain suffix
+    short_description: merge variables whose names match a given pattern
     description:
         - This lookup returns the merged result of all variables in scope that match the given prefixes, suffixes, or
          regular expressions, optionally.