diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baf652fb..f212f014 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In both these approaches it is recommended to store these contents (kubeconfig f
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code>kubeconfig</code><br/>Kubectl config</td>
-    <td>(Relevant for kubeconfig approach) Configuration file to be used with kubectl</td>
+    <td>(Relevant for kubeconfig approach) Contents of the configuration file to be used with kubectl (e.g. can be pulled from a secret)</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code>context</code><br/>Context</td>
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ In both these approaches it is recommended to store these contents (kubeconfig f
   id: setcontext
 ```
 
+**Please note** that the input requires the _contents_ of the kubeconfig file, and not its path.
+
 Following are the ways to fetch kubeconfig file onto your local development machine so that the same can be used in the action input shown above:
 
 #### For Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 8c656ae2..e35166f7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
     default: 'kubeconfig'
   kubeconfig:
-    description: 'Kubernetes Config'
+    description: 'Contents of kubeconfig file'
     required: false
     default: ''
   context: