diff --git a/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/uss.py b/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/uss.py
index 49661544..834dd0ad 100644
--- a/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/uss.py
+++ b/src/zos_files/zowe/zos_files_for_zowe_sdk/uss.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def write(self, filepath_name: str, data: str, encoding: str = _ZOWE_FILES_DEFAU
         data: str
             Contents to be written
         encoding: str
-            Specifies the encoding schema
+            Specifies the encoding name (e.g. IBM-1047)
 
         Returns
         -------