diff --git a/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx b/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
index 9f35dee4..1ea9808a 100644
--- a/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
+++ b/docs/develop/local_dev.mdx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 <CH.Scrollycoding className={clsx("single-item", "short-code")}>
 
     Clear the K/V state of a Virtual Object or Workflows.
-    To clear all state, stop the server then do  `rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>`.
+    To clear all state, stop the server then do  `rm -rf <BASE_DIR>/<NODE_NAME>`, which will effectively delete all state/data of the Restate server.
 
     ```shell
     restate kv clear <OBJECT_OR_WORKFLOW_NAME>