diff --git a/inbox/events/google.py b/inbox/events/google.py
index 1ed9a4962..f5230cab1 100644
--- a/inbox/events/google.py
+++ b/inbox/events/google.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def sync_events(
                 all event data.
 
         Returns:
-            A generator of uncommited Event instances
+            An iterable of uncommited Event instances
         """
         raw_events = self._get_raw_events(calendar_uid, sync_from_time)
         read_only_calendar = self.calendars_table.get(calendar_uid, True)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def _get_raw_events(
 
         Returns
         -------
-        generator of dictionaries representing JSON.
+        iterable of dictionaries representing JSON.
         """
         if sync_from_time is not None:
             # Note explicit offset is required by Google calendar API.
diff --git a/inbox/events/microsoft/events_provider.py b/inbox/events/microsoft/events_provider.py
index 55007c23f..f931858f4 100644
--- a/inbox/events/microsoft/events_provider.py
+++ b/inbox/events/microsoft/events_provider.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def sync_events(
                     changed since this time.
 
         Returns:
-            An iterator of uncommited Event instances
+            An iteratable of uncommited Event instances
         """
         if sync_from_time:
             # this got here from the database, we store them as naive