diff --git a/meta_info/nomad_meta_info/public.nomadmetainfo.json b/meta_info/nomad_meta_info/public.nomadmetainfo.json
index 421d1e938e3239712dd957e301ddb52a7ecb254d..dabcd103aed753298ae9449dc38b5f4012f4c0cc 100644
--- a/meta_info/nomad_meta_info/public.nomadmetainfo.json
+++ b/meta_info/nomad_meta_info/public.nomadmetainfo.json
@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@
         "section_method"
       ]
     }, {
-      "description": "Lattice vectors (in Cartesian coordinates) of the simulation cell. The first index runs over the $x,y,z$ Cartesian coordinates, and the second index runs over the 3 lattice vectors.",
+      "description": "Lattice vectors (in Cartesian coordinates) of the simulation cell. The last (fastest) index runs over the $x,y,z$ Cartesian coordinates, and the first index runs over the 3 lattice vectors.",
       "dtypeStr": "f",
       "name": "simulation_cell",
       "repeats": false,