diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py
index 381ce0401f..90853c598b 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/routes.py
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ async def credential_exchange_retrieve(request: web.BaseRequest):
 
 @docs(
     tags=["issue-credential v1.0"],
-    summary="Send holder a credential, automating entire flow",
+    summary=("Create a credential record without "
+             "sending (generally for use with Out-Of-Band)"),
 )
 @request_schema(V10CredentialCreateSchema())
 @response_schema(V10CredentialExchangeSchema(), 200, description="")
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/routes.py
index f4147808c2..f35745f7ab 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/routes.py
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ async def credential_exchange_retrieve(request: web.BaseRequest):
 
 @docs(
     tags=["issue-credential v2.0"],
-    summary="Create credential from attribute values",
+    summary=("Create a credential record without "
+             "sending (generally for use with Out-Of-Band)"),
 )
 @request_schema(V20IssueCredSchemaCore())
 @response_schema(V20CredExRecordSchema(), 200, description="")