diff --git a/libbeat/docs/howto/change-index-name.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/howto/change-index-name.asciidoc
index a08292eebd13..4484ad79c825 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/howto/change-index-name.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/howto/change-index-name.asciidoc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 ifndef::no_ilm[]
 TIP: If you're sending events to a cluster that supports index lifecycle
-management, see <<ilm>> to learn how to change the index name.
+management, you need to change the index name in the ILM policy.
+See <<ilm>> to learn how to change it.
 endif::no_ilm[]
 
 {beatname_uc} uses time series indices, by default, when index lifecycle