diff --git a/rippled-example.cfg b/rippled-example.cfg
index 7b5cefc0bb..1d5fa6d73e 100644
--- a/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@
 #              shfArahZT9Q9ckTf3s1psJ7C7qzVN
 #
 # [node_size]:
-#   Tunes the servers  based on the expected load and available memory. Legal
-#   sizes are "tiny", "small", "medium", "large", and "huge".
+#   Tunes the servers based on the expected load and available memory. Legal
+#   sizes are "tiny", "small", "medium", "large", and "huge". We recommend
+#   you start at the default and raise the setting if you have extra memory.
 #   The default is "tiny".
 #
 # [cluster_nodes]: