diff --git a/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md b/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If a function is returned from `onMount`, it will be called when the component i
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->  Returning a function is only available for *synchronous* onMount functions. If an `async` function or `Promise` is passed to `onMount`, the returned function will **not** be called.
+> This behaviour will only work when the function passed to `onMount` synchronously returns a value. `async` functions always return a `Promise`, and as such cannot *synchronously* return a function.
 
 #### `beforeUpdate`