diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
index 0c095ea6a5..80a347b765 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
@@ -7061,7 +7061,7 @@ if ( CheckVersion($DBversion) ) {
 $DBversion = "3.13.00.XXX";
 if ( CheckVersion($DBversion) ) {
     $dbh->do(
-"INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('itemBarcodeFallbackSearch','','If set, uses scanned item barcodes as a catalogue search if not found as barcodes',NULL,'YesNo')"
+"INSERT INTO `systempreferences` (variable,value,explanation,options,type) VALUES('itemBarcodeFallbackSearch','','If set, enables the automatic use of a keyword catalog search if the phrase entered as a barcode on the checkout page does not turn up any results during an item barcode search',NULL,'YesNo')"
     );
     print "Upgrade to $DBversion done (Bug 7494: Add itemBarcodeFallbackSearch syspref)\n";
     # SetVersion($DBversion);
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
index 2ae466a98e..026b7faca1 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/circulation.pref
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Circulation:
               choices:
                   yes: "Enable"
                   no: "Don't enable"
-            - to use scanned item barcodes as a catalogue search if not found as barcodes.
+            - the automatic use of a keyword catalog search if the phrase entered as a barcode on the checkout page does not turn up any results during an item barcode search.
         -
             - Sort previous checkouts on the circulation page from
             - pref: previousIssuesDefaultSortOrder