diff --git a/filebeat/docs/modules/tomcat.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/modules/tomcat.asciidoc
index 6806a47d557..ed79fdf78e0 100644
--- a/filebeat/docs/modules/tomcat.asciidoc
+++ b/filebeat/docs/modules/tomcat.asciidoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This file is generated! See scripts/docs_collector.py
 
 experimental[]
 
-This is a module for receiving Apache Tomcat logs over Syslog or a file.
+This is a module for receiving Apache Tomcat access logs over Syslog or a file.
 
 include::../include/gs-link.asciidoc[]
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/tomcat/_meta/docs.asciidoc b/x-pack/filebeat/module/tomcat/_meta/docs.asciidoc
index 985a8925a84..dad025f1daf 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/module/tomcat/_meta/docs.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/module/tomcat/_meta/docs.asciidoc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 experimental[]
 
-This is a module for receiving Apache Tomcat logs over Syslog or a file.
+This is a module for receiving Apache Tomcat access logs over Syslog or a file.
 
 include::../include/gs-link.asciidoc[]