diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml
index db10fd3874..9fe9b3d4fc 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_nova-network.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
     OpenStack Compute, with a flat network, that takes care of
     DHCP.</para>
   <para>This set up uses multi-host functionality. Networking is
-    configured to be highly available by splitting networking
+    configured to be highly available by distributing networking
     functionality across multiple hosts. As a result, no single
     network controller acts as a single point of failure. This
-    process configures each compute node for networking, so there is minimal
-    additional networking configuration to do on the controller.</para>
+    process configures each compute node for networking. You must
+    complete some minimal configuration on the controller.</para>
   <note>
     <para>If you need the full software-defined networking stack, see
         <xref linkend="ch_neutron"/>.</para>