diff --git a/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx b/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
index 0e17dc4b..9f35dee4 100644
--- a/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
+++ b/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 <details>
     <summary> Wiping Restate </summary>
 
-    To start the Restate Server from a clean slate, stop the server then wipe ongoing invocations and K/V state:
+    To start the Restate Server from a clean slate, stop the server and then delete the data directory:
 
     ```shell
     rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 
     [Cancel](/operate/invocation#cancelling-invocations) a single invocation or a batch of invocations.
     Use `--kill` to [kill](/operate/invocation#killing-invocations) the invocation.
-    To remove all invocations, stop the server then do `rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>`.
+    To remove all invocations, stop the server then do `rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>`, which will effectively delete all state/data of the Restate server.
 
     ```shell
     restate invocation cancel <INVOCATION_ID>