diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/admin_definition.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/admin_definition.tsx
index 93a5581713c..c6654d73e11 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/admin_definition.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/admin_definition.tsx
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ const AdminDefinition: AdminDefinitionType = {
                             type: 'number',
                             key: 'TeamSettings.MaxUsersPerTeam',
                             label: defineMessage({id: 'admin.team.maxUsersTitle', defaultMessage: 'Max Users Per Team:'}),
-                            help_text: defineMessage({id: 'admin.team.maxUsersDescription', defaultMessage: 'Maximum total number of users per team, including both active and inactive users.'}),
+                            help_text: defineMessage({id: 'admin.team.maxUsersDescription', defaultMessage: 'Maximum number of active users per team. Deactivated users are not counted toward this limit.'}),
                             placeholder: defineMessage({id: 'admin.team.maxUsersExample', defaultMessage: 'E.g.: "25"'}),
                             isDisabled: it.not(it.userHasWritePermissionOnResource(RESOURCE_KEYS.SITE.USERS_AND_TEAMS)),
                         },
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
index ddc75c5f8be..09bd06180ee 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@
   "admin.team.maxNotificationsPerChannelDescription": "The maximum number of users that can be mentioned using @here, @all, or @channel. Above this limit, mentions and typing indicators are disabled, and users will see a system message if they try to use them.",
   "admin.team.maxNotificationsPerChannelExample": "E.g.: \"1000\"",
   "admin.team.maxNotificationsPerChannelTitle": "Large Channel Notification Threshold:",
-  "admin.team.maxUsersDescription": "Maximum total number of users per team, including both active and inactive users.",
+  "admin.team.maxUsersDescription": "Maximum number of active users per team. Deactivated users are not counted toward this limit.",
   "admin.team.maxUsersExample": "E.g.: \"25\"",
   "admin.team.maxUsersTitle": "Max Users Per Team:",
   "admin.team.noBrandImage": "No brand image uploaded",