diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 50a654273..062cec756 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider
 A ``StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider`` is configured with an explicit list of AWS KMS
 CMKs with which to encrypt and decrypt data. On encryption, it encrypts the plaintext with all
 configured CMKs. On decryption, it only attempts to decrypt ciphertexts that have been wrapped
-with one of the configured CMKs.
+with a CMK that matches one of the configured CMK ARNs.
+
+To create a ``StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider`` you must provide one or more CMKs. For providers that will only
+be used for encryption, you can use any valid `KMS key identifier`_. For providers that will be used for decryption, you
+must use the key ARN; key ids, alias names, and alias ARNs are not supported.
 
 Because the ``StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider`` uses the `boto3 SDK`_ to interact with `AWS KMS`_,
 it requires AWS Credentials.
@@ -125,10 +129,6 @@ pre-existing instance of a ``botocore session`` to the ``StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyPr
 This latter option can be useful if you have an alternate way to store your AWS credentials or
 you want to reuse an existing instance of a botocore session in order to decrease startup costs.
 
-To create a ``StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider`` you must provide one or more CMKs. For providers that will only
-be used for encryption, you can use any valid `KMS key identifier`_. For providers that will be used for decryption, you
-must use the key ARN; key ids, alias names, and alias ARNs are not supported.
-
 If you configure the the ``StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider`` with multiple CMKs, the `final message`_
 will include a copy of the data key encrypted by each configured CMK.
 
diff --git a/src/aws_encryption_sdk/key_providers/kms.py b/src/aws_encryption_sdk/key_providers/kms.py
index 29a86760a..0ff71ff3e 100644
--- a/src/aws_encryption_sdk/key_providers/kms.py
+++ b/src/aws_encryption_sdk/key_providers/kms.py
@@ -228,9 +228,13 @@ def _new_master_key(self, key_id):
 
 class StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider(BaseKMSMasterKeyProvider):
     """Strict Master Key Provider for KMS. It is configured with an explicit list of AWS KMS master keys that
-    should be used for encryption in decryption. On encryption, the plaintext will be encrypted with all configured
-    master keys. On decryption, the ciphertext will be decrypted with the first master key that can decrypt. If the
-    ciphertext is encrypted with a master key that was not explicitly configured, decryption will fail.
+    should be used for encryption and decryption. On encryption, the plaintext will be encrypted with all configured
+    master keys. On decryption, it only attempts to decrypt ciphertexts that have been wrapped with a CMK that
+    matches one of the configured CMK ARNs. If the ciphertext is encrypted with a master key that was not
+    explicitly configured, decryption will fail. To create a StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider you must provide
+    one or more CMKs. For providers that will only be used for encryption, you can use any valid KMS key
+    identifier. For providers that will be used for decryption, you must use the key ARN; key ids, alias names, and
+    alias ARNs are not supported.
 
     >>> import aws_encryption_sdk
     >>> kms_key_provider = aws_encryption_sdk.StrictAwsKmsMasterKeyProvider(key_ids=[