diff --git a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml
index 143cd10c543862907b8287404b15d5e46558aa08..d1bcc731907d4524bff58e0517f4a2411859a5e0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         .checkbox
           = f.label :ci_enabled do
             = f.check_box :ci_enabled
-            Disable to prevent CI usage until rake ci:migrate is run (8.0 only)
+            When unchecked CI is disabled until rake ci:migrate is run (8.0 only)
 
   .form-actions
     = f.submit 'Save', class: 'btn btn-primary'
diff --git a/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md b/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
index 2725bf343eee5dea5a94d1e5e1eeb9e877c821e8..0970b100c8cb05a42fa3c4c1bc492238e8ee20e9 100644
--- a/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
+++ b/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ https://about.gitlab.com/update/
 
 After you update, go to the admin panel and temporarily disable CI.  As
   an administrator, go to **Admin Area** -> **Settings**, and under
-**Continuous Integration** uncheck **Disable to prevent CI usage until rake
-ci:migrate is run (8.0 only)**.
+**Continuous Integration** uncheck **When unchecked CI is disabled until rake ci:migrate is run (8.0 only)**.
 
 #### 3. CI settings are now in GitLab
 
@@ -229,6 +228,8 @@ cd /home/git/gitlab
 sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake ci:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
 ```
 
+(this rake task automatically unchecks the 'When unchecked CI is disabled until rake ci:migrate is run (8.0 only)' checkbox)
+
 #### 6. Restart GitLab
 
 ```