diff --git a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
index b4a563eb4..58e68380d 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ The `docker` driver supports the following configuration in the job spec.  Only
 
 * `auth` - (Optional) Provide authentication for a private registry (see below).
 
-* `auth_soft_fail` `(bool: false)` - Fallback to public images if auth fails.
-  Disabled by default to avoid accidently looking up private images in a public
-  repo, but provided as a convenience.
+* `auth_soft_fail` `(bool: false)` - Don't fail the task on an auth failure.
+  Attempt to continue without auth.
 
 * `command` - (Optional) The command to run when starting the container.