diff --git a/product_docs/docs/efm/5/04_configuring_efm/01_cluster_properties.mdx b/product_docs/docs/efm/5/04_configuring_efm/01_cluster_properties.mdx
index f3db83a168..a84e4e310e 100644
--- a/product_docs/docs/efm/5/04_configuring_efm/01_cluster_properties.mdx
+++ b/product_docs/docs/efm/5/04_configuring_efm/01_cluster_properties.mdx
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ db.reuse.connection.count=0
 
 <div id="auto_failover" class="registered_link"></div>
 
-The `auto.failover` property enables automatic failover. By default, `auto.failover` is set to `true`.
+The `auto.failover` property enables automatic failover. By default, `auto.failover` is set to `true`. This property is checked before the final primary database checks, VIP checks if needed, and before choosing a standby to attempt to promote. Other steps leading up to promotion still occur, e.g. shutting down a primary database that can no longer be reached.
 
 ```ini
 # Whether or not failover will happen automatically when the primary