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diff --git a/engine/lib/sessions.php b/engine/lib/sessions.php
index 9982d9fe8..419d36707 100644
--- a/engine/lib/sessions.php
+++ b/engine/lib/sessions.php
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ function elgg_is_admin_user($user_guid) {
/**
* Perform user authentication with a given username and password.
*
+ * @warning This returns an error message on failure. Use the identical operator to check
+ * for access: if (true === elgg_authenticate()) { ... }.
+ *
+ *
* @see login
*
* @param string $username The username