diff --git a/cmd/docs/templates/schema.tmpl b/cmd/docs/templates/schema.tmpl
index a715d41e..dd86899c 100644
--- a/cmd/docs/templates/schema.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/docs/templates/schema.tmpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 | `version` | `string` | | Version of the recipe. Must be valid [semver](https://semver.org/). |
 | `description` | `string` | | Description of what the recipe does |
 | `sources` | `[]string` | | A list of URLs to source code for this recipe. |
-| `templateExtension` | `string` | | Extension of files in `sources` that are considered templates and are processed with the template engine. Must start with a period if not empty. |
+| `templateExtension` | `string` | | File extension of files in "templates" directory which should be templated. Files not matched by this extension will be copied as-is. If left empty (the default), all files will be templated. |
 | `initHelp` | `string` | | A message which will be showed to an user after a succesful recipe execution. Can be used to guide the user what should be done next in the project directory. |
 | `ignorePatterns` | `[]string` | | Glob patterns for ignoring generated files from future recipe upgrades. Ignored files will not be regenerated even if their templates change in future versions of the recipe. |
 | `vars` | [`[]Variable`](#variable) | | An array of variables which can be used in templates. The user will be prompted to provide the value for the variable if not predefined with `--set` flag. |
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/metadata.go b/pkg/recipe/metadata.go
index b7beab3c..91d03fae 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/metadata.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	// of the recipe.
 	IgnorePatterns []string `yaml:"ignorePatterns,omitempty"`
 
-	// File extension for which files in Sources should be templated. Files not matched by
-	// this extension will be copied as-is. If empty (the default) all files will be
-	// templated.
+	// File extension of files in "templates" directory which should be templated.
+	// Files not matched by this extension will be copied as-is.
+	// If left empty (the default), all files will be templated.
 	TemplateExtension string `yaml:"templateExtension,omitempty"`
 }