diff --git a/morph/grid/local/private-keys/README.rst b/morph/grid/local/private-keys/README.rst
index 8ecd2dd261b02dd757862703944ad970688d3e7e..3a0ae22589c1f4af7fbaa6ca443c4a4ba6d11715 100644
--- a/morph/grid/local/private-keys/README.rst
+++ b/morph/grid/local/private-keys/README.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ You can find more information about some of these secrets in ``ops/generating-ke
 deploy_key
 ----------
 
-This is an SSH private key which will be authorized to trigger a deployment update on the deployment hosts themselves.
+This SSH private key authenticates CD and authorizes triggering a deployment update on the deployment hosts.
 The corresponding SSH public key is kept in the ``public-keys`` location.
 
 grafana-admin.password