diff --git a/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml b/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml
index 5aeeafbfa64..b37f370e1b9 100644
--- a/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml
+++ b/hydra-node/json-schemas/api.yaml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ channels:
     servers:
       - localhost-http
     publish:
-      description: Clear pending tx in local state and resume UTxO to latest confirmed snapshot.
+      description: Clear pending txs in local state and reset local UTxO to latest confirmed snapshot.
       operationId: clearPendingTxs
       message:
         payload:
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ components:
     ClearPendingTxs:
       title: ClearPendingTxs
       description: |
-        Prune local pending txs. This restore the head to the previous confirmed snapshot.
+        Prune local pending txs. This reset the local head state to latest confirmed snapshot.
       payload:
         type: object
         required:
diff --git a/hydra-node/src/Hydra/HeadLogic.hs b/hydra-node/src/Hydra/HeadLogic.hs
index 84e3dc4586c..e84698ca4f9 100644
--- a/hydra-node/src/Hydra/HeadLogic.hs
+++ b/hydra-node/src/Hydra/HeadLogic.hs
@@ -965,8 +965,7 @@ onOpenChainDepositTx headId env st deposited depositTxId deadline =
     newState CommitRecorded{pendingDeposits = Map.singleton depositTxId deposited, newLocalUTxO = localUTxO <> deposited}
       <> cause (ClientEffect $ ServerOutput.CommitRecorded{headId, utxoToCommit = deposited, pendingDeposit = depositTxId, deadline})
       <> if not snapshotInFlight && isLeader parameters party nextSn
-        then
-          cause (NetworkEffect $ ReqSn version nextSn (txId <$> localTxs) Nothing (Just deposited))
+        then cause (NetworkEffect $ ReqSn version nextSn (txId <$> localTxs) Nothing (Just deposited))
         else noop
  where
   waitOnUnresolvedDecommit cont =