diff --git a/flask_jwt_extended/utils.py b/flask_jwt_extended/utils.py
index 1e13f35c..1b87cc1f 100644
--- a/flask_jwt_extended/utils.py
+++ b/flask_jwt_extended/utils.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def set_access_cookies(response, encoded_access_token, max_age=None):
     :param encoded_access_token: The encoded access token to set in the cookies.
     :param max_age: The max age of the cookie. If this is None, it will use the
                     `JWT_SESSION_COOKIE` option (see :ref:`Configuration Options`).
-                    Otherwise, it will use this as the cookies `max-age`.
+                    Otherwise, it will use this as the cookies `max-age` and the JWT_SESSION_COOKIE option will be ignored.
                     Values should be the number of seconds (as an integer).
     """
     if not config.jwt_in_cookies:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def set_refresh_cookies(response, encoded_refresh_token, max_age=None):
     :param encoded_refresh_token: The encoded refresh token to set in the cookies.
     :param max_age: The max age of the cookie. If this is None, it will use the
                     `JWT_SESSION_COOKIE` option (see :ref:`Configuration Options`).
-                    Otherwise, it will use this as the cookies `max-age`.
+                    Otherwise, it will use this as the cookies `max-age` and the JWT_SESSION_COOKIE option will be ignored.
                     Values should be the number of seconds (as an integer).
     """
     if not config.jwt_in_cookies: