diff --git a/reference/network/functions/gethostbyname.xml b/reference/network/functions/gethostbyname.xml
index 050fbcce79..e534a9ef6d 100644
--- a/reference/network/functions/gethostbyname.xml
+++ b/reference/network/functions/gethostbyname.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/network.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.gethostbyname">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      Returns the IP address of the Internet host specified by
-     <parameter>hostname</parameter> or <parameter>hostname</parameter> 
-     on failure.
+     <parameter>hostname</parameter>. If an error occurs, 
+     <function>gethostbyname</function> returns <parameter>hostname</parameter>.
     </para> 
     <para>
      See also <function>gethostbyaddr</function>.