diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/index.md b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/index.md
index 151c0f7d9fb87b8447c7e6ac8d2a246aca2473bd..78e6bbd6c067b24bef2a47295643c8c194722837 100644
--- a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/index.md
+++ b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/index.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ must disable the **primary** site.
   - Physically disconnect a machine.
 
   If you plan to [update the primary domain DNS record](#step-4-optional-updating-the-primary-domain-dns-record),
-  you may wish to lower the TTL now to speed up propagation.
+  you may wish to maintain a low TTL to ensure fast propagation of DNS changes.
 
 ### Step 3. Promoting a **secondary** site
 
diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md
index 6ac67c3d21e00bb6ab5f8aa9c17d30501a3e4b75..ff6b2400267aa5d8fb37223505f1680e10b9f5ae 100644
--- a/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md
+++ b/doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery/planned_failover.md
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ gitlab-ctl promotion-preflight-checks
 
 Each step is described in more detail below.
 
+### DNS TTL
+
+If you plan to [update the primary domain DNS record](index.md#step-4-optional-updating-the-primary-domain-dns-record),
+you may wish to maintain a low TTL to ensure fast propagation of DNS changes.
+
 ### Object storage
 
 If you have a large GitLab installation or cannot tolerate downtime, consider