diff --git a/cmd/rcat/rcat.go b/cmd/rcat/rcat.go
index c66fe4650..035fed206 100644
--- a/cmd/rcat/rcat.go
+++ b/cmd/rcat/rcat.go
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ and actually stream it, even if remote backend doesn't support streaming.
 size of the stream is different in length to the ` + "`--size`" + ` passed in
 then the transfer will likely fail.
 
-Note that the upload can also not be retried because the data is
-not kept around until the upload succeeds. If you need to transfer
-a lot of data, you're better off caching locally and then
-` + "`rclone move`" + ` it to the destination.`,
+Note that the upload cannot be retried because the data is not stored.
+If the backend supports multipart uploading then individual chunks can
+be retried. If you need to transfer a lot of data, you may be better
+off caching it locally and then ` + "`rclone move`" + ` it to the
+destination which can use retries.`,
 	Annotations: map[string]string{
 		"versionIntroduced": "v1.38",
 	},