diff --git a/website/pages/docs/job-specification/service.mdx b/website/pages/docs/job-specification/service.mdx
index 2af0df4c3..634f3ef6c 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/job-specification/service.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/job-specification/service.mdx
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ scripts.
   service. Valid options are the empty string, `passing`, `warning`, and
   `critical`.
 
-- `success_before_passing` `(int:0)` - The number of successful checks required before
-  Consul will transition the service status to [`passing`][consul_passfail].
+- `success_before_passing` `(int:0)` - The number of consecutive successful checks
+  required before Consul will transition the service status to [`passing`][consul_passfail].
 
-- `failures_before_critical` `(int:0)` - The number of failing checks required before
-  Consul will transition the service status to [`critical`][consul_passfail].
+- `failures_before_critical` `(int:0)` - The number of consecutive failing checks
+  required before Consul will transition the service status to [`critical`][consul_passfail].
 
 - `interval` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies the frequency of the health checks
   that Consul will perform. This is specified using a label suffix like "30s"