diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
index 051e78fc44297..e70f461d3bc23 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ PUT _template/template_1
 NOTE: Index templates provide C-style /* */ block comments. Comments are allowed
 everywhere in the JSON document except before the initial opening curly bracket. 
 
-Defines a template named `template_1`, with a template pattern of `te*`.
+Defines a template named `template_1`, with a template pattern of `te*` or `bar*`.
 The settings and mappings will be applied to any index name that matches
-the `te*` pattern.
+the `te*` or `bar*` pattern.
 
 It is also possible to include aliases in an index template as follows: