diff --git a/src/textual/screen.py b/src/textual/screen.py
index 5a9002020e..692fa7b141 100644
--- a/src/textual/screen.py
+++ b/src/textual/screen.py
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def maximize(self, widget: Widget, container: bool = True) -> None:
 
         Args:
             widget: Widget to maximize.
-            container: If one of the widgets ancestors is a maximizeable widget, also maximize that.
+            container: If one of the widgets ancestors is a maximizeable widget, maximize that instead.
         """
         if widget.allow_maximize:
             if container: