diff --git a/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md b/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md
index 13a3966c82..2b49a9399f 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ store = derived([a, ...b], callback: ([a: any, ...b: any[]], set: (value: any) =
 
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-Derives a store from one or more other stores. Whenever those dependencies change, the callback runs.
+Derives a store from one or more other stores. The callback runs initially when the first subscriber subscribes and then whenever the store dependencies change.
 
 In the simplest version, `derived` takes a single store, and the callback returns a derived value.