diff --git a/apstra/ephemeral_api_token.go b/apstra/ephemeral_api_token.go
index 19532b9d..44c1a9b4 100644
--- a/apstra/ephemeral_api_token.go
+++ b/apstra/ephemeral_api_token.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (o *ephemeralToken) Metadata(_ context.Context, req ephemeral.MetadataReque
 
 func (o *ephemeralToken) Schema(_ context.Context, _ ephemeral.SchemaRequest, resp *ephemeral.SchemaResponse) {
 	resp.Schema = schema.Schema{
-		MarkdownDescription: docCategoryAuthentication + "This Ephemeral Resource retrieves a unique API token and invalidates it on exit.",
+		MarkdownDescription: docCategoryAuthentication + "This Ephemeral Resource retrieves a unique API token and (optionally) invalidates it on exit.",
 		Attributes:          authentication.ApiToken{}.EphemeralAttributes(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docs/ephemeral-resources/api_token.md b/docs/ephemeral-resources/api_token.md
index b9b1ace1..f094fb54 100644
--- a/docs/ephemeral-resources/api_token.md
+++ b/docs/ephemeral-resources/api_token.md
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 page_title: "apstra_api_token Ephemeral Resource - terraform-provider-apstra"
 subcategory: "Authentication"
 description: |-
-  This Ephemeral Resource retrieves a unique API token and invalidates it on exit.
+  This Ephemeral Resource retrieves a unique API token and (optionally) invalidates it on exit.
 ---
 
 # apstra_api_token (Ephemeral Resource)
 
-This Ephemeral Resource retrieves a unique API token and invalidates it on exit.
+This Ephemeral Resource retrieves a unique API token and (optionally) invalidates it on exit.
 
 
 ## Example Usage