diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
index a43fdb074e2..bc85fec6302 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/file.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func GetArchive(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: archive
 	//   in: path
-	//   description: archive to download, consisting of a git reference and archive
+	//   description: the git reference for download with attached archive format (e.g. master.zip)
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: true
 	// responses:
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 8381ebe7743..661005be245 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@
           },
           {
             "type": "string",
-            "description": "archive to download, consisting of a git reference and archive",
+            "description": "the git reference for download with attached archive format (e.g. master.zip)",
             "name": "archive",
             "in": "path",
             "required": true