diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/messages/items/items.properties b/core/src/main/resources/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/messages/items/items.properties
index f37a899b5..cd0000023 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/messages/items/items.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/messages/items/items.properties
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ items.scrolls.scrollofupgrade.name=scroll of upgrade
 items.scrolls.scrollofupgrade.inv_title=Select an item to upgrade
 items.scrolls.scrollofupgrade.weaken_curse=The scroll of upgrade weakens the curse on your item.
 items.scrolls.scrollofupgrade.remove_curse=The scroll of upgrade cleanses the curse on your item!
-items.scrolls.scrollofupgrade.desc=This scroll will upgrade a single item, improving its quality. A wand will increase in power and number of charges, weapons and armor will deal and block more damage, and the effects of rings will intensify. This scroll is even able to sometimes dispel curse effects, though it is not as potent as a scroll of remove curse.
+items.scrolls.scrollofupgrade.desc=This scroll will upgrade a single item, improving its quality. A wand will increase in power and number of charges, weapons and armor will deal and block more damage, and the effects of rings will intensify. This scroll is even able to mitigate or sometimes totally dispel curse effects, though it is not as potent as a scroll of remove curse.