diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
index fe5dbb2ef65..35a554b7053 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
@@ -918,7 +918,10 @@ class Recorder(threading.Thread):
 
     @callback
     def async_periodic_statistics(self, now: datetime) -> None:
-        """Trigger the hourly statistics run."""
+        """Trigger the statistics run.
+
+        Short term statistics run every 5 minutes
+        """
         start = statistics.get_start_time()
         self.queue.put(StatisticsTask(start))