diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 5130afdce..017b63e49 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ database:
 
 # Redis server for short time storage
 # You can also specify a 'socket' path to a unix socket but first need to
-# comment out hostname and port
+# set 'hostname' and 'port' to null
 redis:
   hostname: 'localhost'
   port: 6379
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index 3a6813687..8bdd30e2d 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ database:
 
 # Redis server for short time storage
 # You can also specify a 'socket' path to a unix socket but first need to
-# comment out hostname and port
+# set 'hostname' and 'port' to null
 redis:
   hostname: 'localhost'
   port: 6379