diff --git a/files/template b/files/template
index 6fd1b9414c4..29fa905207f 100644
--- a/files/template
+++ b/files/template
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ description:
        template file and the owner uid, C(template_host) contains the node name of 
        the template's machine, C(template_uid) the owner, C(template_path) the
        absolute path of the template, C(template_fullpath) is the absolute path of the 
-       template, and C(template_run_date) is the date that the template was rendered."
+       template, and C(template_run_date) is the date that the template was rendered. Note that including
+       a string that uses a date in the template will resort in the template being marked 'changed'
+       each time."
 options:
   src:
     description: