diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 33c23a30f..5469f9b82 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ to handle it, which defaults to print a traceback and ignoring the exception.
 
     .. note::
 
-        This is only for the messages received from the client
+        This is only for the messages sent from the client
         WebSocket. The voice WebSocket will not trigger this event.
 
     :param payload: The message that is about to be passed on to the