diff --git a/source/reference/api/start.txt b/source/reference/api/start.txt
index 8fcb4564d..b1708ec8b 100644
--- a/source/reference/api/start.txt
+++ b/source/reference/api/start.txt
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ Sharding Parameters
 To sync from a replica set to a sharded cluster, set the 
 ``sharding`` option to shard collections on the destination cluster.
 
+``mongosync`` throws an error if the ``sharding`` option is not set when
+syncing from a replica set to a sharded cluster. ``mongosync`` also
+throws an error if the ``sharding`` option is set with any other
+configuration.
+
 The ``sharding`` option has the following parameters:
 
 .. list-table::
@@ -293,11 +298,6 @@ The ``sharding`` option has the following parameters:
 
        For more information, see :ref:`shard-key`.
 
-``mongosync`` throws an error if the ``sharding`` option is not set when
-syncing from a replica set to a sharded cluster. ``mongosync`` also
-throws an error if the ``sharding`` option is set with any other
-configuration.
-
 Response
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