diff --git a/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/rush-sdk-env_2023-02-10-23-15.json b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/rush-sdk-env_2023-02-10-23-15.json
index 78282f100e6..12dfee64831 100644
--- a/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/rush-sdk-env_2023-02-10-23-15.json
+++ b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/rush-sdk-env_2023-02-10-23-15.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "changes": [
     {
       "packageName": "@microsoft/rush",
-      "comment": "Add code path to @rushstack/rush-sdk for using the @microsoft/rush-lib version from a parent process.",
+      "comment": "Add code path to @rushstack/rush-sdk for inheriting @microsoft/rush-lib location from a parent process via the RUSH_LIB_PATH environment variable.",
       "type": "none"
     }
   ],
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/EnvironmentConfiguration.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/EnvironmentConfiguration.ts
index 4ffab64b8e5..639e64b6e80 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/EnvironmentConfiguration.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/api/EnvironmentConfiguration.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export enum EnvironmentVariableNames {
   RUSH_TAR_BINARY_PATH = 'RUSH_TAR_BINARY_PATH',
 
   /**
-   * Explicitly specifies the path for the version of `\@microsoft/rush-lib` being executed.
+   * Explicitly specifies the path for the version of `@microsoft/rush-lib` being executed.
    * Will be set upon loading Rush.
    */
   RUSH_LIB_PATH = 'RUSH_LIB_PATH',
diff --git a/libraries/rush-sdk/README.md b/libraries/rush-sdk/README.md
index 11874b94af5..1cdb6b7e5c7 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-sdk/README.md
+++ b/libraries/rush-sdk/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The **@rushstack/rush-sdk** package acts as a lightweight proxy for accessing th
 
 2. When authoring unit tests for a Rush plugin, developers should add **@microsoft/rush-lib** to their **package.json** `devDependencies`. In this context, **@rushstack/rush-sdk** will resolve to that instance for testing purposes.
 
-3. For projects within a monorepo that use **@rushstack/rush-sdk** during their build process, child processes will use the version of Rush that invoked them.
+3. For projects within a monorepo that use **@rushstack/rush-sdk** during their build process, child processes will inherit the installation of Rush that invoked them. This is communicated using the `RUSH_LIB_PATH` environment variable.
 
 4. For scripts and tools that are designed to be used in a Rush monorepo, in the future **@rushstack/rush-sdk** will automatically invoke **install-run-rush.js** and load the local installation. This ensures that tools load a compatible version of the Rush engine for the given branch. Once this is implemented, **@rushstack/rush-sdk** can replace **@microsoft/rush-lib** entirely as the official API interface, with the latter serving as the underlying implementation.
 
diff --git a/libraries/rush-sdk/src/index.ts b/libraries/rush-sdk/src/index.ts
index fff0233b61b..0407765841e 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ if (rushLibModule === undefined) {
     try {
       rushLibModule = _require(rushLibPath);
     } catch (error) {
-      terminal.writeVerboseLine(`Filed to load ${RUSH_LIB_NAME} via process.env.${rushLibVariable}`);
+      // Log this as a warning, since it is unexpected to define an incorrect value of the variable.
+      terminal.writeWarningLine(`Failed to load ${RUSH_LIB_NAME} via process.env.${rushLibVariable}`);
     }
 
     if (rushLibModule !== undefined) {