diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f99bf7d..32fc00a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - updated the `new` Tcl command: now it has an argument `-keep_scripts` that when True, will keep the loaded scripts in the new project
 - fixed some issues in the `ncc` Tcl command
 - fixed some issues in the `paint` Tcl command
+- minor description update for `export_gcode` Tcl command
 
 28.01.2022
 
diff --git a/tclCommands/TclCommandExportGcode.py b/tclCommands/TclCommandExportGcode.py
index 2ea632e1..be31255f 100644
--- a/tclCommands/TclCommandExportGcode.py
+++ b/tclCommands/TclCommandExportGcode.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import collections
 
 class TclCommandExportGcode(TclCommandSignaled):
     """
-    Tcl shell command to export gcode as tcl output for "set X [export_gcode ...]"
+    Tcl shell command to extract gcode as tcl output for "set X [export_gcode ...]"
 
     Requires name to be available. It might still be in the
     making at the time this function is called, so check for