diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
index aa83831fc..557b51c07 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <li><code>headers</code>, if set, should be an object containing field/value
         pairs to be added as request headers</li>
         <li><code>payload</code> is sent as the body of the request</li>
-        <li><code>rejectUnauthorized</code> allows requests to be made </li>
+        <li><code>rejectUnauthorized</code> allows requests to be made to https sites that use self signed certificates</li>
     </ul>
     <p>When configured within the node, the URL property can contain <a href="http://mustache.github.io/mustache.5.html" target="_blank">mustache-style</a> tags. These allow the
     url to be constructed using values of the incoming message. For example, if the url is set to