diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/xmpp.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/xmpp.mdwn
index 3ebcc0e8a3..1c40aa102b 100644
--- a/doc/design/assistant/xmpp.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/assistant/xmpp.mdwn
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ who share a repository, that is stored in the [[cloud]].
   See <http://git-annex.branchable.com/design/assistant/blog/day_114__xmpp/#comment-aaba579f92cb452caf26ac53071a6788>
 * Assistant.Sync.manualPull doesn't handle XMPP remotes yet.
   This is needed to handle getting back in sync after reconnection.
-* Support use of a single XMPP account with several separate git-annex repos.
-  This probably works for the simple push notification use of XMPP. But
-  XMPP pairing and the pushes over XMPP assume that anyone you're paired with
-  is intending to sync to your repository.
+* Support use of a single XMPP account with several separate and
+  independant git-annex repos. This probably works for the simple
+  push notification use of XMPP, since unknown UUIDs will just be ignored.
+  But XMPP pairing and the pushes over XMPP assume that anyone you're
+  paired with is intending to sync to your repository.
 
 ## design goals