diff --git a/docs/models/core/job.md b/docs/models/core/job.md
index 43ba0d660..e462b5620 100644
--- a/docs/models/core/job.md
+++ b/docs/models/core/job.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The date and time at which the job completed (if complete).
 
 ### Execution Time
 
-The amount of time the job spent executing, calculated as the difference between its start and completion times. This is populated only once a started job has completed.
+The amount of time the job spent executing, calculated as the difference between its start and completion times. This is populated only once a started job has completed; while a job is still running, NetBox displays the time elapsed since it started instead.
 
 ### User