diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a5a1615..30e4104 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ function mountSwagger(loopbackApplication, swaggerApp, opts) {
                   in: 'query',
                   required: false,
                   type: 'string',
-                  enum: ['elastic']
+                  enum: ['elastic'],
+                  description: 'Gets the resource from the indexed elastic store rather than the default'
                 });
               }
             }