diff --git a/R/module_snapshot_manager.R b/R/module_snapshot_manager.R
index a337e5f5ce..da49dd842e 100644
--- a/R/module_snapshot_manager.R
+++ b/R/module_snapshot_manager.R
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 #' which is disassembled for storage and used directly for restoring app state.
 #'
 #' @section Transferring snapshots:
-#' Snapshots uploaded from disk should only be used in the same application they come from.
+#' Snapshots uploaded from disk should only be used in the same application they come from,
+#' _i.e._ an application that uses the same data and the same modules.
 #' To ensure this is the case, `init` stamps `teal_slices` with an app id that is stored in the `app_id` attribute of
 #' a `teal_slices` object. When a snapshot is restored from file, its `app_id` is compared to that
 #' of the current app state and only if the match is the snapshot admitted to the session.
diff --git a/man/snapshot_manager_module.Rd b/man/snapshot_manager_module.Rd
index af51d469be..66e5b8a94d 100644
--- a/man/snapshot_manager_module.Rd
+++ b/man/snapshot_manager_module.Rd
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ which is disassembled for storage and used directly for restoring app state.
 
 \section{Transferring snapshots}{
 
-Snapshots uploaded from disk should only be used in the same application they come from.
+Snapshots uploaded from disk should only be used in the same application they come from,
+\emph{i.e.} an application that uses the same data and the same modules.
 To ensure this is the case, \code{init} stamps \code{teal_slices} with an app id that is stored in the \code{app_id} attribute of
 a \code{teal_slices} object. When a snapshot is restored from file, its \code{app_id} is compared to that
 of the current app state and only if the match is the snapshot admitted to the session.