diff --git a/modules/motus/downloaddb/meta.yml b/modules/motus/downloaddb/meta.yml
index a4759128..64df5ee0 100644
--- a/modules/motus/downloaddb/meta.yml
+++ b/modules/motus/downloaddb/meta.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ output:
       pattern: "versions.yml"
   - db:
       type: directory
-      description: The mOTUs database
+      description: The mOTUs database directory
       pattern: "db_mOTU"
 
 authors: