diff --git a/reme/config/default.yaml b/reme/config/default.yaml
index 4b26a2f2..987c3d6e 100644
--- a/reme/config/default.yaml
+++ b/reme/config/default.yaml
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontmatter_read:
     backend: base
-    description: "Read a file's frontmatter as a dict."
+    description: "Read a file's frontmatter, one key: value per line."
     parameters:
       type: object
       properties: