diff --git a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
index f02332c..4df4bfc 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
   {
     key: "time_entries",
     label: "Time entries → Time",
-    description: "Expected columns: Date, Case, Time, Rate, Flat rate, Total, Description, User, Case Name, Invoice, Nonbillable. Missing clients/cases are auto-created as archived. Rows with an Invoice number are linked to (or create) an invoice with that number; rows without an Invoice number stay unbilled.",
+    description: "Expected columns: Date, Case, Time, Rate, Flat rate, Total, Description, User, Case Name, Invoice, Nonbillable. Only rows matching an ACTIVE (non-archived, non-closed) case by case name/number are imported. Rows referencing missing, archived, or closed cases are skipped silently with a count.",
     table: "time_entries",
     conflict: "external_id",
     required: ["case_id", "description", "hours"],