diff --git a/init/action.yml b/init/action.yml
index 1006c307f..3718c0b79 100644
--- a/init/action.yml
+++ b/init/action.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ inputs:
     description: Path where CodeQL databases should be created. If not specified, a temporary directory will be used.
     required: false
   config:    
-    description: Configuration passed as YAML object using the same format as the config-file. This takes precedence over the config-file parameter.
+    description: Configuration passed as a YAML string in the same format as the config-file input. This takes precedence over the config-file input.
     required: false
   queries:
     description: Comma-separated list of additional queries to run. By default, this overrides the same setting in a configuration file; prefix with "+" to use both sets of queries.