diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
index faf317f476..a73d7c1494 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ add_filter( 'wp_resource_hints', 'twentyseventeen_resource_hints', 10, 2 );
  */
 function twentyseventeen_widgets_init() {
 	register_sidebar( array(
-		'name'          => __( 'Sidebar', 'twentyseventeen' ),
+		'name'          => __( 'Blog Sidebar', 'twentyseventeen' ),
 		'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
-		'description'   => __( 'Add widgets here to appear in your sidebar.', 'twentyseventeen' ),
+		'description'   => __( 'Add widgets here to appear in your sidebar on blog posts and archive pages.', 'twentyseventeen' ),
 		'before_widget' => '<section id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
 		'after_widget'  => '</section>',
 		'before_title'  => '<h2 class="widget-title">',