diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index b820ece..1d7afc5 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -7894,7 +7894,7 @@ run;
   format list.
 
   Note - the source for this information is the dictionary.formats table. This
-  does NOT show formats that do not have
+  cannot show formats that are not already declared in the FMTSEARCH path.
 
   Example usage:
 
diff --git a/base/mp_getformats.sas b/base/mp_getformats.sas
index 3e69636..1b7cd38 100644
--- a/base/mp_getformats.sas
+++ b/base/mp_getformats.sas
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   format list.
 
   Note - the source for this information is the dictionary.formats table. This
-  does NOT show formats that do not have
+  cannot show formats that are not already declared in the FMTSEARCH path.
 
   Example usage: