diff --git a/WIDGETAPI.txt b/WIDGETAPI.txt
index 4bc160e..e2b1f6d 100644
--- a/WIDGETAPI.txt
+++ b/WIDGETAPI.txt
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ number of votes.
 `$unsigned_points` :: Number of total vote points for the object
     (unsigned).
 `$up_points`	     :: Number of total positive vote points for the vote object.
-`$down_points`	   :: Number of total positive vote points for the vote object.
+`$down_points`	   :: Number of total negative vote points for the vote object.
 `$vote_count`	     :: Number of total votes for the vote object.
 `$readonly`        :: Boolean that indicates if the actual user can vote
     on the object where the widget is displayed.