diff --git a/git/repo/base.py b/git/repo/base.py
index 6af680850..f05dcaec8 100644
--- a/git/repo/base.py
+++ b/git/repo/base.py
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ def __init__(
         R"""Create a new :class:`Repo` instance.
 
         :param path:
-            The path to either the root git directory or the bare git repo::
+            The path to either the root git directory, the .git directory under the root git directory or the bare git repo::
 
                 repo = Repo("/Users/mtrier/Development/git-python")
-                repo = Repo("/Users/mtrier/Development/git-python/.git")
+                repo = Repo("/Users/mtrier/Development/git-python.git")
                 repo = Repo("~/Development/git-python.git")
                 repo = Repo("$REPOSITORIES/Development/git-python.git")
                 repo = Repo(R"C:\Users\mtrier\Development\git-python\.git")