diff --git a/protocol/protocol.tex b/protocol/protocol.tex
index 894fb75..a988802 100644
--- a/protocol/protocol.tex
+++ b/protocol/protocol.tex
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ available to miners as a fee.
 
 \vspace{-3ex}
 \consensusrule{
-The \transparentValuePool must have a nonnegative total value.
+The remaining value in the \transparentValuePool{} \MUST be nonnegative.
 }
 \vspace{2ex}