diff --git a/docs/topics/exceptions.rst b/docs/topics/exceptions.rst
index 9f8d16d84..2dc4c3b45 100644
--- a/docs/topics/exceptions.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/exceptions.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ remain disabled. Those components include:
  * Downloader middlewares
  * Spider middlewares
 
-The exception must be raised in the component constructor.
+The exception must be raised in the component's ``__init__`` method
 
 NotSupported
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