diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/insert-id.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/insert-id.xml
index eed49cf4c3..57d3bf6065 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/insert-id.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/insert-id.xml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    The <function>mysqli_insert_id</function> function returns the ID generated
-   by a query on a table with a column having the AUTO_INCREMENT attribute. If
-   the last query wasn't an INSERT or UPDATE statement or if the modified table
-   does not have a column with the AUTO_INCREMENT attribute, this function will
-   return zero.
+   by a query (usually INSERT) on a table with a column having the
+   AUTO_INCREMENT attribute. If the there hans't been an INSERT or UPDATE
+   statement on the connection or if the modified table does not have a column
+   with the AUTO_INCREMENT attribute, this function will return zero.
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>