diff --git a/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/logs.mdx b/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/logs.mdx
index cd6821b727ae8a..296c048e9db3de 100644
--- a/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/logs.mdx
+++ b/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/logs.mdx
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ If the log was paramaterized the SDK should attach the following
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+If there are no `sentry.message.parameter.X` attributes included in the log, then the SDK MUST NOT attach a `sentry.message.template` attribute. This is important because it reduces duplicate content in the log and makes PII processing in Sentry much easier as only we don't have to duplicate processing between the log message and the `sentry.message.template` attribute.
+
 #### SDK Integration Attributes
 
 If a log is generated by an SDK integration, the SDK should also set the `sentry.origin` attribute, as per the [Trace Origin](/sdk/telemetry/traces/trace-origin/) documentation. It is assumed that logs without a `sentry.origin` attribute are manually created by the user.