diff --git a/pages/common/git-checkout.md b/pages/common/git-checkout.md
index e0932bf79d..d886e74fac 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-checkout.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-checkout.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 `git checkout -b {{branch_name}}`
 
-- Switch to an existing branch:
+- Switch to an existing local or remote branch:
 
 `git checkout {{branch_name}}`