diff --git a/specification/server_server_api.rst b/specification/server_server_api.rst
index 0770e38e..d97f9d1f 100644
--- a/specification/server_server_api.rst
+++ b/specification/server_server_api.rst
@@ -941,11 +941,11 @@ following keys:
 ============== ===== ============
  Key            Type  Description
 ============== ===== ============
-``auth_chain`` List  A list of events giving the authorization chain for this
-                     join event
+``auth_chain`` List  A list of events giving the all of the events in the auth
+                     chains for the join event and the events in ``state``.
 ``state``      List  A complete list of the prevailing state events at the
                      instant just before accepting the new ``m.room.member``
-                     event
+                     event.
 ============== ===== ============
 
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