diff --git a/examples/amenity_list.py b/examples/amenity_list.py
index 3f249e24..020d5fd7 100644
--- a/examples/amenity_list.py
+++ b/examples/amenity_list.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """
-Extract all objects with an amenity tag from an osm file and list them
+Extract objects with an amenity tag from an osm file and list them
 with their name and position.
 
+Points and areas will be processed, unclosed ways will be skipped.
+
 This example shows how geometries from osmium objects can be imported
 into shapely using the WKBFactory.
 """