diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py
index 733af05d4f..b4a219c2ae 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ from colorbleed.maya import lib
 
 
 class ValidateNodeIDs(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
-    """Validate nodes have a Colorbleed Id
+    """Validate nodes have a Colorbleed Id.
+    
+    When IDs are missing from nodes *save your scene* and they should be 
+    automatically generated because IDs are created on non-referenced nodes 
+    in Maya upon scene save.
 
     """