diff --git a/system/BaseModel.php b/system/BaseModel.php
index c437a095407e..8817d6b4e7d4 100644
--- a/system/BaseModel.php
+++ b/system/BaseModel.php
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@ abstract protected function doFirst();
 
     /**
      * Inserts data into the current database
-     * This methods works only with dbCalls
+     * This method works only with dbCalls
      *
      * @param array $data Data
      *
-     * @return bool|int|string
+     * @return bool
      */
     abstract protected function doInsert(array $data);
 
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ public function getInsertID()
      *
      * @throws ReflectionException
      *
-     * @return bool|int|string
+     * @return bool|int|string insert ID or true on success. false on failure.
      */
     public function insert($data = null, bool $returnID = true)
     {
diff --git a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
index a899ffbe5628..f18417c55155 100644
--- a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
+++ b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ public function getCompiledInsert(bool $reset = true)
      *
      * @throws DatabaseException
      *
-     * @return bool|Query
+     * @return bool
      */
     public function insert($set = null, ?bool $escape = null)
     {
diff --git a/system/Model.php b/system/Model.php
index 4b2087d9dfed..04bd6b15fd1f 100644
--- a/system/Model.php
+++ b/system/Model.php
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ protected function doFirst()
 
     /**
      * Inserts data into the current table.
-     * This methods works only with dbCalls
+     * This method works only with dbCalls
      *
      * @param array $data Data
      *
-     * @return bool|Query
+     * @return bool
      */
     protected function doInsert(array $data)
     {