diff --git a/server/configurations/local.yaml b/server/configurations/local.yaml
index 9317081438..c4772b474c 100644
--- a/server/configurations/local.yaml
+++ b/server/configurations/local.yaml
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ internal:
     # pass the admin as an environment variable.
     admin:
     # If set to true, users will not be able to register a new account.
-    # Account creation will fail when entering the email ott
+    #
+    # Account creation will fail when entering the email ott. This doesn't
+    # affect the clients, users can still go through the registration flow, but
+    # when entering the ott they received via mail, they will get an
+    # unauthorized error and thus cannot create new accounts.
     disable-registration: false
 
 # Replication config