diff --git a/specification/cluster/get_settings/ClusterGetSettingsRequest.ts b/specification/cluster/get_settings/ClusterGetSettingsRequest.ts
index 3412b4675c..953eddf60d 100644
--- a/specification/cluster/get_settings/ClusterGetSettingsRequest.ts
+++ b/specification/cluster/get_settings/ClusterGetSettingsRequest.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ export interface Request extends RequestBase {
      */
     flat_settings?: boolean
     /**
-     * If `true`, returns default cluster settings from the local node.
+     * If `true`, also returns default values for all other cluster settings, reflecting the values
+     * in the `elasticsearch.yml` file of one of the nodes in the cluster. If the nodes in your
+     * cluster do not all have the same values in their `elasticsearch.yml` config files then the
+     * values returned by this API may vary from invocation to invocation and may not reflect the
+     * values that Elasticsearch uses in all situations. Use the `GET _nodes/settings` API to
+     * observe the settings on individual nodes in your cluster.
      * @server_default false
      */
     include_defaults?: boolean