diff --git a/lib/document.js b/lib/document.js
index 989a0558db6..752b40041c7 100644
--- a/lib/document.js
+++ b/lib/document.js
@@ -2521,11 +2521,11 @@ Document.prototype.isDirectSelected = function isDirectSelected(path) {
  *
  * #### Note:
  *
- * This method is called `pre` save and if a validation rule is violated, [save](https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/model.html#Model.prototype.save()) is aborted and the error is returned.
+ * This method is called `pre` save and if a validation rule is violated, [save](https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/model.html#Model.prototype.save()) is aborted and the error is thrown.
  *
  * #### Example:
  *
- *     doc.validate({ validateModifiedOnly: false, pathsToSkip: ['name', 'email']});
+ *     await doc.validate({ validateModifiedOnly: false, pathsToSkip: ['name', 'email']});
  *
  * @param {Array|String} [pathsToValidate] list of paths to validate. If set, Mongoose will validate only the modified paths that are in the given list.
  * @param {Object} [options] internal options