diff --git a/src/stcal/resample/resample.py b/src/stcal/resample/resample.py
index 09cd178b..e9a603f6 100644
--- a/src/stcal/resample/resample.py
+++ b/src/stcal/resample/resample.py
@@ -1231,8 +1231,8 @@ def _resample_one_variance_array(self, name, model, iscale,
                                      ymax=None):
         """Resample one variance image from an input model.
 
-        The error image is passed to drizzle instead of the variance, to
-        better match kernel overlap and user weights to the data, in the
+        The error image is passed to drizzle instead of the variance in order to
+        better match kernel overlap and user weights to the data during the
         pixel averaging process. The drizzled error image is squared before
         returning.
         """