diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json
index 2b7952446f0..b408c46f42e 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/attachContainer.schema.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				},
 				"settings": {
 					"$ref": "vscode://schemas/settings/machine",
-					"description": "Machine specific settings that should be copied into the container."
+					"description": "Machine specific settings that should be copied into the container. These are only copied when connecting to the container for the first time."
 				},
 				"remoteEnv": {
 					"type": "object",
diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json
index 1d3f7640ef1..4719d53e6db 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/schemas/devContainer.schema.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				},
 				"settings": {
 					"$ref": "vscode://schemas/settings/machine",
-					"description": "Machine specific settings that should be copied into the container."
+					"description": "Machine specific settings that should be copied into the container. These are only copied when connecting to the container for the first time, rebuilding the container then triggers it again."
 				},
 				"forwardPorts": {
 					"type": "array",