diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/agent.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/agent.mdx
index 61e84d245..b3d7049f7 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/agent.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/agent.mdx
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ automatic failover. In daemon mode, the agent will also register itself with
Consul as a service, along with health checks that show the agent is alive
and able to take snapshots.
+
+
+This snapshot agent only saves a Raft snapshot. Key material for the Nomad
+keyring is stored on disk and must be saved separately. To use a snapshot saved
+by the agent to recover a cluster, you will also need to [restore the keyring][]
+onto at least one server.
+
+
+
If ACLs are enabled, a management token must be supplied in order to perform
snapshot operations.
@@ -155,3 +164,5 @@ Note that despite the AWS references, any S3-compatible endpoint can be specifie
### Google Storage Options
- `-google-bucket`: The bucket to use.
+
+[restore the keyring]: /nomad/docs/operations/key-management#restoring-the-keyring-from-backup
diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/save.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/save.mdx
index ac0142e96..9f7a2bfbe 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/save.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/operator/snapshot/save.mdx
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ recovery].
If ACLs are enabled, a management token must be supplied in order to perform
snapshot operations.
+
+
+This command only saves a Raft snapshot. If you use this snapshot to recover a
+cluster, you will also need to [restore the keyring][] onto at least one server.
+
+
+
To create a snapshot from the leader server and save it to "backup.snap":
```shell-session
@@ -27,10 +34,6 @@ leader is available):
$ nomad operator snapshot save -stale backup.snap
```
-This command only saves a Raft snapshot. If you use this snapshot to recover a
-cluster, you will also need to [restore the keyring][] onto at least one server.
-
-
## Usage
```plaintext
@@ -49,4 +52,4 @@ nomad operator snapshot save [options]
server.
[outage recovery]: /nomad/tutorials/manage-clusters/outage-recovery
-[restore the keyring]: /nomad/docs/operations/key-management#restoring-the-keyring-from-backu
+[restore the keyring]: /nomad/docs/operations/key-management#restoring-the-keyring-from-backup