diff --git a/pyiron_atomistics/sphinx/base.py b/pyiron_atomistics/sphinx/base.py
index e00185a2e..9c56b8b78 100644
--- a/pyiron_atomistics/sphinx/base.py
+++ b/pyiron_atomistics/sphinx/base.py
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ def convergence_check(self):
             print(
                 """
                 scf convergence not reached. Check residue and number of steps. 
-                If residue is low, try increasing number of steps. 
+                If residue goes down systematically, but slowly, try increasing number of steps. 
                 If residue is high, decreasing rho mixing might help.
                 """
             )