diff --git a/doc/source/statuses.rst b/doc/source/statuses.rst
index 93ab77c907..4607136971 100644
--- a/doc/source/statuses.rst
+++ b/doc/source/statuses.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Images in Glance can be in one the following statuses:
 * ``pending_delete``
 
   This is similar to `deleted`, however, Glance has not yet removed the
-  image data. An image in this state is recoverable.
+  image data. An image in this state is not recoverable.
 
 
 .. figure:: /images/image_status_transition.png