diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 4fb5c22be9..8c99b3b127 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: |
-  *Bugs* manifest in issue when using the package but may also include behaviour
-  that does not impact package functionality, but which seems as though it might
-  not be intended by the package developers.
+  *Bugs* are issues with using the package and could include for example
+  unexpected error messages, flawed results and behaviour that does not seem as
+  intended by the package developers.
 title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''