diff --git a/website/docs/docs/build/incremental-microbatch.md b/website/docs/docs/build/incremental-microbatch.md
index 38e0edddfd6..6d80007e2d8 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/build/incremental-microbatch.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/build/incremental-microbatch.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Several configurations are relevant to microbatch models, and some are required:
| `event_time` | Column (required) | The column indicating "at what time did the row occur." Required for your microbatch model and any direct parents that should be filtered. | N/A |
| `begin` | Date (required) | The "beginning of time" for the microbatch model. This is the starting point for any initial or full-refresh builds. For example, a daily-grain microbatch model run on `2024-10-01` with `begin = '2023-10-01` will process 366 batches (it's a leap year!) plus the batch for "today." | N/A |
| `batch_size` | String (required) | The granularity of your batches. Supported values are `hour`, `day`, `month`, and `year` | N/A |
-| `lookback` | Integer (optional) | Process X batches prior to the latest bookmark to capture late-arriving records. | `0` |
+| `lookback` | Integer (optional) | Process X batches prior to the latest bookmark to capture late-arriving records. | `1` |
@@ -192,12 +192,15 @@ During standard incremental runs, dbt will process batches according to the curr
Whether to fix erroneous source data or retroactively apply a change in business logic, you may need to reprocess a large amount of historical data.
-Backfilling a microbatch model is as simple as selecting it to run or build, and specifying a "start" and "end" for `event_time`. As always, dbt will process the batches between the start and end as independent queries.
+Backfilling a microbatch model is as simple as selecting it to run or build, and specifying a "start" and "end" for `event_time`. Note that `--event-time-start` and `--event-time-end` are mutually necessary, meaning that if you specify one, you must specify the other.
+
+As always, dbt will process the batches between the start and end as independent queries.
```bash
dbt run --event-time-start "2024-09-01" --event-time-end "2024-09-04"
```
+
### Retry