diff --git a/test/README.asciidoc b/test/README.asciidoc
index 7d15f3bc..cd42f4ae 100644
--- a/test/README.asciidoc
+++ b/test/README.asciidoc
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ and should contain the initial text loaded into the input buffer
 for editing by the +cmd+ key sequence.
 
 +ui-in+ is optional
-and should contain the initial json-rpc commands loaded from the UI
-at startup to set a specific UI state.
+and should contain the json-rpc commands sent by the UI at startup.
 
 +out+ is optional
 and should contain the expected text generated by the +cmd+ key sequence.