diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_maya.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_maya.json
index f7d92c385e..40e98b0333 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_maya.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "key": "use_env_var_as_root",
                     "label": "Use env var placeholder in referenced paths",
-                    "docstring": "Use ${} placeholder instead of physical value of root when storing into workfile metadata."
+                    "docstring": "Use ${} placeholder instead of absolute value of a root in referenced filepaths."
                 },
                 {
                     "type": "boolean",