diff --git a/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties b/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties
index e1f1e537c255..a2056797e0f7 100644
--- a/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties
+++ b/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties
@@ -543,6 +543,9 @@ che.singleport.wildcard_domain.ipless=false
 
 # Docker image of Che plugin broker app that resolves workspace tooling configuration and copies
 # plugins dependencies to a workspace
+#
+# Note these images are overridden by the Che Operator by default; changing the images here will not
+# have an effect if Che is installed via Operator.
 che.workspace.plugin_broker.metadata.image=quay.io/eclipse/che-plugin-metadata-broker:v3.4.0
 che.workspace.plugin_broker.artifacts.image=quay.io/eclipse/che-plugin-artifacts-broker:v3.4.0