diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java
index 2cc73940..b718a81e 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryImpl.java
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ import org.springframework.webflow.definition.FlowDefinition;
  * A generic registry implementation for housing one or more flow definitions.
  * <p>
  * This registry may be refreshed at runtime to "hot reload" refreshable flow
- * definitions.
+ * definitions. Note that the refresh will only reload already registered
+ * flow definitions but will not detect any new flow definitions or remove
+ * flow definitions that no longer exist.
  * 
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryMBean.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryMBean.java
index d9ea53c4..085dda94 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryMBean.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/definition/registry/FlowDefinitionRegistryMBean.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public interface FlowDefinitionRegistryMBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Refresh the Flow definition in this registry with the <code>id</code>
-	 * provided, reloading it from it's externalized representation
+	 * provided, reloading it from it's externalized representation.
 	 * @param flowDefinitionId the id of the flow definition to refresh
 	 * @throws NoSuchFlowDefinitionException if a flow with the id provided is not
 	 * stored in this registry