diff --git a/pages/common/git-branch.md b/pages/common/git-branch.md
index 7995f4235..ab428d9f5 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-branch.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-branch.md
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 `git branch {{branch_name}} {{commit_hash}}`
 
-- Rename a branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
+- Rename a branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this):
 
 `git branch {{-m|--move}} {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}`
 
-- Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
+- Delete a local branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this):
 
 `git branch {{-d|--delete}} {{branch_name}}`